Radio and Women's Empowerment in Francophone West Africa  - Cham  Springer Nature  2024  - 1 online resource (239 p.)  - Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change .<br/><br/><br/><br/> This open access book breaks new ground by examining the significant role played by radio in empowering women in three Francophone West African countries: Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. It examines the representation and perception of key themes broadcast by radio and associated with women's empowerment in the three countries. Each chapter contextualises a specific topic in the country and then explores discrete aspects of radio's provision. The topics covered in the chapters are women's political engagement; women and finances; women and life within marriage; inheritance; women's involvement in radio structures; and radio, internally displaced women, and trauma. Given the social, economic and political vulnerability and deteriorating security situation of the three countries, this book provides a timely and meaningful contribution to acknowledging and understanding the vital role of radio in women's empowerment. <br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons <br/><br/><br/>English <br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-3-031-35985-9 9783031359842 9783031359859 <br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1007/978-3-031-35985-9  doi <br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Communication studies<br/>Development studies<br/>Feminism & feminist theory<br/>Gender studies, gender groups<br/>Media studies<br/>Press & journalism