Radio and Women's Empowerment in Francophone West Africa.
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| Superior document: | Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change Series |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2024. ©2024. |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Palgrave studies in communication for social change.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (247 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Acronyms
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Section One: The Role of Radio
- Radio
- Radio in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso
- Radio in Mali
- Radio in Niger
- Radio in Burkina Faso
- Studio Tamani, Studio Kalangou, and Studio Yafa
- Studio Tamani
- Studio Kalangou
- Studio Yafa
- Section Two: Understanding Empowerment
- Development Discourse
- International Agreements
- African Feminist Discourse
- Women in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso
- Marriage
- Polygamy
- Violence and Control
- Education
- Institutional Discrimination
- Enabling Environment and Enabling Factors
- Section Three: Approach to the Book
- Methodological Approach
- Book Layout
- References
- Chapter 2: Radio, Women, and Politics
- Introduction
- Context
- Women and Politics
- The Context in Mali
- The Context in Niger
- The Radio Studios' Provision
- Studio Kalangou's Provision and Format Decisions
- Studio Tamani's Provision and Format Decisions
- Magazines/Portraits
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3: Radio, Women, and Finances
- Introduction
- Context
- Women, Small Businesses, and Autonomy
- Start-Up Funds: A Route to Empowerment
- Challenging the Status Quo
- Income as a Disempowering Force
- 'The Dead Are Better Off Than Us'
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4: Radio, Women, and Life Within Marriage
- Introduction
- Hegemonic Masculinities and Women's Empowerment
- Radio Output and Audience Reception
- Listeners' Conception of Empowerment Within Marriage
- Whose Voice?
- Témoignages: A Radio Tool to Promote Message Retention
- Asymmetry Within Marriage and Passive Empowerment
- Radio and the Elephant in the Room
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5: Radio, Women, and Inheritance
- Introduction.
- Women as Individuals or Within a 'Web of Relations'
- Mali Context
- Land Laws
- Audience Perceptions
- Studio Tamani's Representations
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6: 'We're More Than Just a Radio': Radio Scout and Its Women's Listening Associations
- Introduction
- Participation, Listening Associations, and Women's Empowerment
- The Role of Community Radio
- What Are Listening Associations?
- Radio Scout and Its Women's Listening Associations
- The Need for a Leader
- Structural Participation and Membership
- Collective Power or 'Power with'
- Decision-Makers and Relational Changes
- Inclusion
- Content-Related Participation
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7: Radio, Women IDPs, and Women Journalists
- Introduction
- Context
- An Empowering Structure?
- The Programmes
- Empowering Recruitment
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8: Conclusion
- Perceptions of Female Dis/Empowerment by Listeners, Radio, International Development Organisations, and Local Associations and Alignment of Radio's Empowerment Discourse with Those of Audiences, Organisations, Feminist Theories
- The Radio Studios' Support and Promotion of Women's Empowerment in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso
- Radio's Approach to Specific Issues Relating to Women's Empowerment and Audience Responses
- Could Radio Do More to Promote Women's Empowerment or, Rather, Not Promote Social Norms That Disempower Women?
- References
- Index.