Sharing information in Kenya

Communication and information policy considerations and consequences for rural women

Bibliographic Data

ID9849102
AuthorsH Leslie Steeves (0000-0002-1846-1003, University of Oregon, corresponding author)
Year1996
Volume56
Issue3
Pages157-181
Publication date1996-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGazette (Leiden Netherlands (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-5492 • E-ISSN: 1460-3594
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/001654929605600301
OpenAlexW2113371914
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited17

This essay examines communication and information policy considerations from the standpoint of Kenyan women, particularly rural women. Present policy and the historical and political context in which discussions have been taking place are reviewed. A 1991 seminar provides an illustration of how women's needs are neglected in discussions. Assuming a commitment to represent women's needs in policy making, I suggest four areas that must be addressed: (1) women's employment in media and information institutions; (2) women's access to useful information through media and information technologies and other forms of communication; (3) representations of women in media and information content; and (4) gender-sensitive criteria in choices of media and in the acquisition of technologies

Context (archaeology · Geography · Information and Communications Technology · Information needs · Information Policy · Information sharing · Kenya · Media policy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

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