The portrayal of men and women in the media: the African landscape

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Title:	The portrayal of men and women in the media: the African landscape
Author:	Macharia, Juliet W.
Year:	2016
Periodical:	Journal of communication and media research (ISSN 2141-5277)
Volume:	8
Issue:	1
Pages:	107-123
Language:	English
Geographic terms:	Subsaharan Africa Nigeria
Subjects:	mass media gender roles images
Abstract:	In this article the author argues that African media, and in particular the media in Nigeria, when it comes to gender roles seem to be stuck in time. The paper explores how in African media women are portrayed exclusively as mothers, wives, cooks, nurses and servants. The author argues that society should also see women in offices as managers, chief executive officers, pilots, lawyers, businesswomen and doctors. The author investigates examples from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania to illustrate this. The author stresses the importance of the media as socializing agents and argues they should play their roles positively, without gender discrimination. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract]