Gender Responsive Election Coverage in Nigeria

2017 ◽  
pp. 1399-1413
Author(s):  
Abigail Odozi Ogwezzy-Ndisika ◽  
Babatunde Adeshina Faustino
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Score Card ◽  
Election Coverage ◽  
General Elections ◽  
African Media ◽  
International Instruments

This article appraises media coverage of elections in Nigeria with a view to determining the extent it is gender responsive. Specifically, it assesses media coverage of elections and highlights the implications for gender equitable politics in Nigeria; provides data on coverage of both men and women during 2011 general elections; and reviews whether media personnel have fulfilled their social responsibility expectations such as gender equality goals to which the Nigerian state has pledged to in many international instruments. Data for the study were mined from existing documents on media coverage of elections in Nigeria collected, during the 2011 general elections across the six geopolitical zones; and African Media Barometer 2008 and 2011.This score card brings to the fore the extent Nigerian media personnel are implementing the Beijing Platform for Action; and the findings can be used for policy formulation on media reportage and programming for gender responsive election coverage.

Gender Responsive Election Coverage in Nigeria

2016 ◽  
pp. 234-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail Odozi Ogwezzy-Ndisika ◽  
Babatunde Adeshina Faustino
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Score Card ◽  
Election Coverage ◽  
General Elections ◽  
African Media ◽  
International Instruments

This article appraises media coverage of elections in Nigeria with a view to determining the extent it is gender responsive. Specifically, it assesses media coverage of elections and highlights the implications for gender equitable politics in Nigeria; provides data on coverage of both men and women during 2011 general elections; and reviews whether media personnel have fulfilled their social responsibility expectations such as gender equality goals to which the Nigerian state has pledged to in many international instruments. Data for the study were mined from existing documents on media coverage of elections in Nigeria collected, during the 2011 general elections across the six geopolitical zones; and African Media Barometer 2008 and 2011.This score card brings to the fore the extent Nigerian media personnel are implementing the Beijing Platform for Action; and the findings can be used for policy formulation on media reportage and programming for gender responsive election coverage.

Women and Entrepreneurship – Albanian Case

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 249
Author(s):  
Anna Xheka
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Women's Entrepreneurship ◽  
The Difference

Women’s entrepreneurship is a powerful source, regarding to the women’s economic independence and empowerment, as well as regarding employment generation, economic growth and innovation, development and the reduction of poverty as well as one of the terms of gender equality. This poster presents the situation of women's entrepreneurship in Europe in comparative terms, with special focus in Albania. The paper has a descriptive nature. Describes three different plans in comparative terms; the representation of men and women in entrepreneurship, the representation of women in entrepreneurship in different countries of Europe and of Europe as a whole, as well as compare to gender quota. Through the processing of secondary data from various reports and studies, this poster concludes that although that the gender equality goal is the equal participation of men and women in all sectors, including the entrepreneurship, in this sector, gender gap it is still deep. Another significant comparative aspect, it is the difference between full and part –time women entrepreneurship. While in full time entrepreneurship in a convince way, men are those that dominate, in part time entrepreneurship clearly it’s evident the opposite trend, women's representation is much higher. It’s very interesting the fact, that the women’s entrepreneurship in Albania, presented in a significant optimistic situation, ranking in the second place, after Greece in the European level

Corporate Social Responsibility: A Perspective

Think India ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 479-489
Author(s):  
Dr. Nistha Sharma ◽  
Neelakshi Kaushik
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Net Worth ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
Corporate Social

As Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) continues to mature, one of the paradigms shifts we’ve seen in recent years is a move towards “values”. CSR motivates companies to be ethically right by contributing socially, economically and environmentally. In 2014, government made mandatory for companies to spend 2 per cent of their three-year average annual net profit on CSR activities in each financial year, starting from Financial Year 2015. The norms are applicable to the companies with at least Rs 5 crore net profit or Rs 1,000 crore turnover or Rs 500 crore net worth. As an amendment to The Companies Act, 2013, businesses can invest their profits in areas such as education, poverty, gender equality, and hunger.

The Ethics of Wasaṭīyah and the Pursuit of Gender Equality

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 47-65
Author(s):  
Etin Anwar
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Islamic Ethics ◽  
Men And Women

The paper deals with the concept of wasaṭīyah (moderation) as an ethical framework for community making and its impact on the pursuit of gender equality. Qur’an 2:143 speaks about the correlation between making a fair community (al-ummah al-wasaṭ) and piety, which is inclusive of both men and women. As both terms are intertwined, any efforts to discuss wasaṭīyah must include how Muslims relate to God and how this relationship is exercised in all areas of their lives. Given that this intersection is a matter of ethics, my paper will demonstrate that wasaṭīyah affords the inclusion of both genders as ethical agents in the pursuit of a fair community. I first discuss how the ethics of wasaṭīyah provide a framework for community building by drawing some parallels between Prophet Muhammad’s creation of a fair and inclusive community and how Muslims could embody God’s message within themselves and their communities. I then show how including women in the community-making process echoes both the Islamic ethics of moderation and the value of women as ethical agents.

The Acquisition of Socio-cognitive Competence by Nso Children in the Bamenda Grassfields of Northwest Cameroon

1993 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bame Nsamenang ◽  
Michael E. Lamb
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Intelligence ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Continuity And Change ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Routine Tasks ◽  
Similarities And Differences

Among the Nso of Northwest Cameroon, the primary purpose of socialisation is the development of social intelligence and a sense of social responsibility. This process is dependent on and shaped more by "tacit lessions" built into children's apprenticeship in routine tasks and interpersonal encounters with both peers and adults than on role instruction. Nso children are co-participants in their own "hands-on" socialisation. The traditional niche is now in total flux. In order to compare the ideas and values of different parental cohorts inherent in the tension of continuity and change, we interviewed 389 Nso men and women using the Lamnso Parent Interview Guide. The results revealed both similarities and differences in the values of various parental cohorts. Although traditional values were widely endorsed, mothers, parents, and urban respondents tended to manifest less indigenous viewpoints than fathers, grandparents, and rural subjects, perhaps because of their greater exposure to alien modifiers of cultural knowledge and values.

scholarly journals Do Women Need Women Representatives?

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosie Campbell ◽  
Sarah Childs ◽  
Joni Lovenduski
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Political Elites ◽  
Election Study ◽  
Substantive Representation ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Mass Attitudes ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mass Level

This article analyses the relationship between the representatives and the represented by comparing elite and mass attitudes to gender equality and women’s representation in Britain. In so doing, the authors take up arguments in the recent theoretical literature on representation that question the value of empirical research of Pitkin’s distinction between substantive and descriptive representation. They argue that if men and women have different attitudes at the mass level, which are reproduced amongst political elites, then the numerical under-representation of women may have negative implications for women’s substantive representation. The analysis is conducted on the British Election Study (BES) and the British Representation Study (BRS) series.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI KESETARAAN GENDER PADA PENDIDIKAN ANAK USIA DINI DI SEKOLAH

AN-NISA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 501-510
Author(s):  
Selia Dwi Kurnia
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Childhood Education

This article shows the implementation of gender equality in early childhood education in schools. Gender equality in the equality of position between men and women, without any differences with gender. Understanding gender equality in schools can make students not dominate what is their responsibility. Therefore, it is necessary to understand gender equality in schools so that students can explore their skills and abilities to be more qualified.

scholarly journals Representasi Feminisme pada Lirik Lagu Dangdut Koplo Jawa: Analisis Wacana Kritis Van Dijk (Feminism on Javanese Koplo Dangdut Songs: A Critical Discourse Analysis of van Dijk)

JALABAHASA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Herlianto A.
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Second Sex ◽  
Frame Work ◽  
Role Of Women

Penelitian ini menginvestigasi representasi feminisme pada lagu dangdut koplo Jawa. Tidak banyak yang mengkaji lagu dangdut koplo Jawa dari perspektif feminisme. Padahal, secara historis, Jawa memiliki agen-agen pergerakan untuk feminisme yang secara faktual seharusnya mempengaruhi kesusastraan dan kesenian Jawa. Ada lima lagu dalam bentuk transkrip sebagai data yang diperoleh dengan mentranskripsi lagu dangdut koplo Jawa dari YouTube. Data lalu dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis wacana kritis van Dijk. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa lagu-lagu dangdut koplo Jawa merepresentasikan kesetaraan perempuan terhadap laki-laki. Peran perempuan diungkapkan tidak lagi sebagai second sex, yang sepenuhnya sebagai ibu rumah tangga, tetapi mereka memiliki kesempatan untuk memilih masa depan secara independen. Sementara itu, feminisme dinyatakan secara langsung dan tidak langsung di dalam lagu dengan menggunakan bahasa kiasan dalam bentuk metafora.This research investigated the representation of feminism in Javanese koplo dangdut song. These songs have got little attention in terms of feminism representation. Meanwhile, historically, Javanese society has factual agents of movement for feminism who should be influencing to the Javanese arts and literature.There arefive transcriptions of the songs as the data which collected by transcripting the songs from YouTube. The collected data were then analysed by applying van Dijk frame work of critical discourse analysis. The results show that most of the songs present gender equality between men and women. The role of women is not only presented as the second sex or as mainly a house wife, but they have opportunities to choose their own future life independently. This condition is suggested by using indirect language or using metaphoric expressions.

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