Coverage of Nigerian Women in Politics
COVERAGE OF NIGERIAN WOMEN IN POLITICS (CASE STUDY OF SELECTED NEWSPAPERS)
By Ejem Agwu
ABSTRACT
This study examines the Nigerian press coverage of Nigerian women in politics. It highlights the extent of coverage by Nigerian newspapers of the role of women in polities, and the increasing contributions of women to the nation’s political development. Typical of this kind of study, content analysis research method was used as I content analyzed three National Newspapers in Nigeria – This Day, Vanguard and Champion Newspapers, and coded their reportage of women in politics in terms of regularity, depth, placement, etc. using simple percentage/frequency tables to answer the given research questions and Chi-square contingency analysis, the study found that the media do not fully pay attention to the contribution of women in the Nigerian political process. We also found that women are grossly under-reported in Nigeria press, as opposed to their male counterparts. The Nigerian press gives the impression that women are less involved in active politics than they really are.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages
Title page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
Table of contents vi-vii
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction 1-4
1.2 Background of study 4-7
1.3 Statement of the problem 7-8
1.4 Purpose/objectives of the study 8-9
1.5 Research questions 9
1.6 Research hypothesis 9
1.7 Significance of study 10
1.8 Scope of study 10
1.9 Operational/conceptual Definition of Terms 10-11
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Introduction 12
2.1 The role of the press in society 12-15
2.2 The role of women in society 15-17
2.3 Ways women are viewed in the society 17-18
2.4
By Ejem Agwu
ABSTRACT
This study examines the Nigerian press coverage of Nigerian women in politics. It highlights the extent of coverage by Nigerian newspapers of the role of women in polities, and the increasing contributions of women to the nation’s political development. Typical of this kind of study, content analysis research method was used as I content analyzed three National Newspapers in Nigeria – This Day, Vanguard and Champion Newspapers, and coded their reportage of women in politics in terms of regularity, depth, placement, etc. using simple percentage/frequency tables to answer the given research questions and Chi-square contingency analysis, the study found that the media do not fully pay attention to the contribution of women in the Nigerian political process. We also found that women are grossly under-reported in Nigeria press, as opposed to their male counterparts. The Nigerian press gives the impression that women are less involved in active politics than they really are.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages
Title page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
Table of contents vi-vii
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction 1-4
1.2 Background of study 4-7
1.3 Statement of the problem 7-8
1.4 Purpose/objectives of the study 8-9
1.5 Research questions 9
1.6 Research hypothesis 9
1.7 Significance of study 10
1.8 Scope of study 10
1.9 Operational/conceptual Definition of Terms 10-11
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Introduction 12
2.1 The role of the press in society 12-15
2.2 The role of women in society 15-17
2.3 Ways women are viewed in the society 17-18
2.4