Role of social media in developing women in Nairobi–Kenya : a field study in social anthropology
Other Title(s)
دور وسائل شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي في تطوير المرأة في نيروبي-كينيا : دراسة ميدانية في الأنثروبولوجيا الاجتماعية
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 45 (31 Jan. 2019), pp.637-678, 42 p.
Publisher
Cairo University Faculty of African Postgraduate Studies
Publication Date
2019-01-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
42
Main Subjects
Media and Communication
Sociology and Anthropology and Social Work
Topics
Abstract EN
Social media platforms have become a robust tool in our daily life communications.
During the last two decades, digital media’s role has expanded to become an effective medium in women’s development through boosting the economic, social and political status of women in Nairobi, Kenya.
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs’) have been utilizing social media in advocacy campaigns demanding women’s equality and enhancing women/ girl’s participation in private and public space.
This dissertation seeks to identify the effective role of social media used by NGOs both on the national and international scale in the development of women’s social status.
The study signifies the crucial role of social media campaigns in advocating for gender equality through drawing national and international attention on the new role and eligible rights of women in Kenya.
The study uses NGOs’ social media as cases studies to illustrate how diversified platforms have become an integrated development strategy inside each NGO seeking the development of women through various programs and activates.
In addition to emerged social media campaigns models in Kenya on forms of violence against women (VAW), rape and harassment aiming to change the negative stigmas on women’s as wives and mothers for child breeding and responsible for household duties.
Although social media campaigns have shown a huge boost in changing women’s perspective; yet Kenya’s patriarchal social system, male domination, inactive laws, and sociocultural stigmas, hinders women’s socioeconomic progress and development.
Women’s’ development demands more attention from the government in asserting women equality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shawqi, Mayy Muhammad Isam. 2019. Role of social media in developing women in Nairobi–Kenya : a field study in social anthropology. African Studies Review،Vol. 2019, no. 45, pp.637-678.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1357093
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shawqi, Mayy Muhammad Isam. Role of social media in developing women in Nairobi–Kenya : a field study in social anthropology. African Studies Review No. 45 (Jan. 2019), pp.637-678.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1357093
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shawqi, Mayy Muhammad Isam. Role of social media in developing women in Nairobi–Kenya : a field study in social anthropology. African Studies Review. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 45, pp.637-678.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1357093
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 675-678
Record ID
BIM-1357093