Newspapers in Kenya are written for men, and about the affairs of men, whereas women remain invisible in relation to the serious issues of the day. But there have been efforts to cover women's issues, and to sell newspapers to Kenyan women. These have taken the form of having separate and detached 'women's pages' slotted into the main newspapers. The supplements are filled with stereotyped roles of domesticity, beauty, and fantasy, thus denying women's productive role in society. This article analyses the negative and stereotyped portrayal of women in the Kenyan print media, and considers what implications this has for the country's development.
From: Gender and Development, Vol. 15 no. 3 (November 2007)
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wow.
enlightening.
do the men write the columns with stereotypes or its women writers who are the culprits?
WENDY, I CONCUR WITH YOUR THOUGHTS. WHO ARE THE MAIN CULPRITS FOSTERING THE STEREOTYPES?
US MEN OR YOU WOMEN?
brym, the authors were talking about male writers
OR SO YOU THINK
brym, fellows like ya are the one dragging Kenya behind with chauvinistic attitudes
AND IT IS WOMEN LIKE YOU CHASING KENYAN MEN TO UGANDA
I think it was a fascinating article. Men have actually actually dominated in writing about women's issues. No wonder women have only been discussed when the issues of beauty are being discussed. I am left wondering where those stories about women's accomplishments have been hidden.The men have looked at women's issues from the etic(outside) perspective. That leaves the authenticity of what they write about women questionable. There is need fro an emic(insider)perspective. preferably from women.
i dont see them crossing the border in droves
anonymous, welcome to the discussion.
what do you mea by etc and emic?
is this the same anonymous who posted the first comment?
are you Kenyan?
we kenyan girls got the power to liberate ourselves by changing the stories we write about ourselves
the kenyan newspapers can help in developing Kenya as a nation and need to write articles that represent the kenyan women and girls and not stereotypes fostered bythe patriachal systems
lol
which of these columns have stereotypes about women?
1. mantalk
2. lizzi'e world
3. flakes
4. codename stuborn
5. men only
me thinks man talk takes first slot in stereotypes against women
men only, no better
hey peeps,
any gender specialist?
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