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 womenâs empowerment in the three countries. Each chapter contextualises a specific topic in the country and then explores discrete aspects of radioâs provision. The topics covered in the chapters are womenâs political engagement; women and finances; women and life within marriage; inheritance; womenâs 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 womenâs empowerment.
