Radio and Women's Empowerment in Francophone West Africa

• Main Author: Heywood, Emma (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer Nature 2024
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change
• Subjects: Media studies; Cultural studies; Gender studies: women; radio; Mali; Niger; women; gender; development; journalism; francophone; community media
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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 emp...