Gender and Media Representation

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Discourses on media, gender and representation have been on the research agenda for a considerable number of years - with most research originating outside the African continent. Gender and Media Representation positions the media as central advocates for promoting social justice and equal representation of women and minority groups in Sub-Saharan Africa, whilst emphasising the gender equity gaps and injustices across a variety of media disciplines.

Offering new insights and narratives, chapters illuminate the role of media and communication in facilitating equality and social justice in society relating to issues such as communicating abortion in the Sub-Saharan African mass media, gender-based violence news reporting, digital and online safety in Uganda, sexual harassment in Nigerian newsrooms, and exploring equal opportunities for female journalists in Rwanda and Kenya.

Positioned within the intersectional disciplines of media, communication, gender studies, contributors include educators, academics, researchers, as well as practitioners within the subjects of journalism, media and/or communication, gender, policy, social justice and social work.