An analysis of Kenyas print media shows that women get a lesser than proportionate share of coverage compared to their male counterparts; they are depicted almost exclusively in their traditional roles in the home at the expense of their socioeconomic contribution to the country. Underlying practically all media images of women across the world is the dichotomous motif that defines women as either perfectly good or wholly evil; mother or whore; virgin or call girl; traditional or modern. Women and womens issues have, therefore, unconsciously taken a back seat in a circular manner, in the...
An analysis of Kenyas print media shows that women get a lesser than proportionate share of coverage compared to their male counterparts; they are dep...