Media coverage of women politicians in Kenya: case study the daily nation newspapers in Nairobi Kenya Stephanie T. Achoki
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2008-11
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Kampala International University.College Of Humanities and social science
Abstract
This research starts from the premise that empowerment is needed where weakness and
subjugation are apparent. The female experience in Kenyan politics since time immemorial has
been portrayed as one of exclusion, inequality, neglect, inadequate female representation,
sporadic participation and blocked channels of access to leadership circles.
The role of women as seen by society is entrenched in patriarchal beliefs that restrict women to
domesticity and to their reproductive roles, such attitudes and beliefs are what has led to the need
for mainstreaming gender in the media so as to create better perceptions of women's roles,
positions and conditions in society.
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Research project submitted to the faculty of Social Sciences of Kampala International University in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of bachelors in Mass Communication
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Media, Coverage, Women, Politicians