Women's Empowerment and Good Governance Through - amarc
Women's Empowerment and Good Governance Through - amarc
Women's Empowerment and Good Governance Through - amarc
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works <strong>and</strong> organizations such as Agenda <strong>and</strong> People Opposed to Women Abuse assist in<br />
educating women to free themselves from abuse, financial independence from male abusers<br />
remains a serious barrier.<br />
Empowering grassroots women through community radio<br />
Community radio is mainly used to provide a voice to the voiceless (classified groups marginalized<br />
by the mainstream media) <strong>and</strong> to facilitate economic <strong>and</strong> social development of society.<br />
Community radio is thus the perfect tool for empowering grassroots women <strong>and</strong> should be<br />
used to:<br />
• Position women in strategic positions to allow them to participate in governing community<br />
media organizations. Women’s participation in governance will influence the development<br />
of policies <strong>and</strong> practices favourable to women.<br />
• Allow women to be proactive in expressing their views <strong>and</strong> opinions instead of having<br />
men trying to articulate what they think women want. This can be achieved by getting<br />
women actively involved in the production <strong>and</strong> reporting of radio programs on women’s<br />
issues.<br />
• Educate <strong>and</strong> provide information aimed at liberating women from male dominance <strong>and</strong><br />
abuse, as well as impart information <strong>and</strong> share success stories by women survivors to<br />
eradicate fear from women victims <strong>and</strong> encourage them to move out of abusive environments.<br />
• Lobby support of women c<strong>and</strong>idates eligible for nomination for political positions during<br />
elections. It is important to always consider men as essential in supporting women’s<br />
rights, therefore lobbying for their support through community radio should not be underestimated.