Essays about: "role of women in media india"

Found 4 essays containing the words role of women in media india.

  1. 1. "I expected a male reporter" : a qualitative interview-study of the Kerala working culture in media newsrooms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Journalistik

    Author : Sofia Hermansson; [2017]
    Keywords : movements; femininity; embodiement; Gendered spaces; strategies; female empowerment; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is a qualitative interview-study of the working conditions for female journalists within an Indian and Keralan context focusing on the female body and spaces. The study takes place in the Keralan society focusing on how women journalists cope with working in a traditional male dominated area and how the female body somehow is seen as an invader in the journalism field, based on pre-assumptions on sex and gender and female placement. READ MORE

  3. 2. Frames in a social movement for safe public spaces : Problems meeting new solutions

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : David Karlström; [2017]
    Keywords : safe public spaces; social movement; frames; women;

    Abstract : Safety in public spaces has become an issue of increased concern and attention in India, after incidents of sexual harassment and violence against women. The need for safe public spaces was formulated in the civil society in New Delhi and can be described as a social movement. READ MORE

  4. 3. Invisible statements in the newspapers - A qualitative study of media's role and representation of Delhi gang rape

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Liridona Haxhija; [2014]
    Keywords : Rape; Offender; Victim; Delhi; Newspaper; Media;

    Abstract : The cases of rape and other crimes committed against women are reported in media everyday. The fatal gang rape of a 23 year old woman on a moving bus in the National capital of India captured media headlines not only in India but across the world due to the horrific manner in which this crime was committed. READ MORE

  5. 4. Empowerment in the headlines : How three Indian newspapers report on gender inequality

    University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation, medier och it

    Author : Katrin Svensson; Cecilia Tiberg; [2010]
    Keywords : Development; Gender inequality; India; Media; Press; Women’s empowerment;

    Abstract : India is the world’s largest democracy, one of the fastest growing economies and an enormous market for newspapers. It is also a country with deeply rooted gender biases where women are highly discriminated and marginalized at all levels of the society. The media is considered an important agent of power. READ MORE