Women and Media in Kuwait: Follow Up 16 Years Later

Project: General ResearchGeneral Research 2012

Project Details

Abstract Arabic

تهدف هذه الدراسه التعرف على التاثيرات المؤثره على الاعلاميات في مختلف وسائل الإعلام في دولة الكويت. من الضروري جدا لتمكين المرأه من النجاح في عملها الاعلامي ان تشعر بالمساواة مع الرجل والاحترام من قبل الادارات العليا. تشمل البيانات اللتي حصلنا عليها في هذا البحث على تصورات المرأة والعقبات التي تواجهها في العمل الإعلامي. أظهرت النتائج ان وضع المرأة في العمل الاعلامي قد تحسن، ولكن ليس في مستويات مرضية مما يثيرالقلق بشأن سياسة تمكين المرأة في العمل في وسائل الإعلام

Abstract English

This project is based on mixed qualitative and quantitative study conducted more than 15 years ago on female graduates from the Department of Mass Communication at KU. The aim is to compare their perceptions before their graduation and now regarding women working in mass media. The study will explore the possibility to find out how they dealt with obstacles working in media environment and if they achieved what they aimed for. Similar questionnaire will be disseminated also to female employees who currently work at mass media profession to learn more about women working in media. Furthermore, personal interviews with women working in high rank media decision making profession (government & private) will give extra assessment about the requirements that women ought to gain and practice to be successful in working and managing organizations.
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/09/121/04/13

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