<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This paper presents an investigation into Nigerian female journalists’ definition of their role vis-à-vis the two concepts of women’s empowerment/emancipation and feminism. It examines the level to which the country’s media and social environment are conducive to feminist journalistic expression. The paper argues that although a good number of female media producers in the country, demonstrate a strong adherence to feminism and women’s empowerment/emancipation, they are hindered from fully materialising their orientation. These hindering factors include, among others, patriarchal socio-professional fixations, weak female representation at decision-making levels in the media, and limited financial resources to create gender sensitive programmes.</p></abstract>

This paper presents an investigation into Nigerian female journalists’ definition of their role vis-à-vis the two concepts of women’s empowerment/emancipation and feminism. It examines the level to which the country’s media and social environment are conducive to feminist journalistic expression. The paper argues that although a good number of female media producers in the country, demonstrate a strong adherence to feminism and women’s empowerment/emancipation, they are hindered from fully materialising their orientation. These hindering factors include, among others, patriarchal socio-professional fixations, weak female representation at decision-making levels in the media, and limited financial resources to create gender sensitive programmes.

The Female Media Producer as an Advocate of Women’s Empowerment in Nigeria: The Cross River State Experience

University of Calabar P.M.B 1115, Calabar Cross River State,

Gender Studies

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This paper presents an investigation into Nigerian female journalists’ definition of their role vis-à-vis the two concepts of women’s empowerment/emancipation...

The Female Media Producer as an Advocate of Women’s Empowerment in Nigeria: The Cross River State Experience

Published Online: Mar 14, 2017

Page range: 167 - 182

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/genst-2017-0011

Keywords
Cross River State, Female Journalist, Feminism, Women’s Affirmative Action, Women’s Emancipation, Women’s Empowerment

© by Floribert Patrick C. Endong

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Female Media Producer as an Advocate of Women’s Empowerment in Nigeria: The Cross River State Experience

Published Online: Mar 14, 2017

Page range: 167 - 182

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/genst-2017-0011

KeywordsCross River State, Female Journalist, Feminism, Women’s Affirmative Action, Women’s Emancipation, Women’s Empowerment

© by Floribert Patrick C. Endong

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Cross River State, Female Journalist, Feminism, Women’s Affirmative Action, Women’s Emancipation, Women’s Empowerment