Radio and Women's Empowerment in Francophone West Africa

• Main Author: Heywood, Emma (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change,
• Subjects: Communication.; Journalism.; Communication in economic development.; Sex.; Feminism.; Feminist theory.; Media and Communication.; Development Communication.; Gender Studies.; Feminism and Feminist Theory.
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This open access book breaks new ground by examining the significant role played by radio in empowering women in three Francophone West African countries: Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. It examines the representation and perception of key themes broadcast by radio and associated with women's empowerment in the three countries. Each chapter contextualises a specific topic in the country and then explores discrete aspects of radio's provision. The topics covered in the chapters are women's political engagement; women and finances; women and life within marriage; inheritance; women's involvement in radio structures; and radio, internally displaced women, and trauma. Given the social, economic and political vulnerability and deteriorating security situation of the three countries, this book provides a timely and meaningful contribution to acknowledging and understanding the vital role of radio in women's empowerment. Emma Heywood is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Radio and Communication at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on the role and impact of radio in conflict-affected areas, particularly regarding perceptions and representations of women's rights and empowerment in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso.