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Treatment of Women In PoliticsName:Institution:Date: Table of content TOC o "1-3" h z u HYPERLINK l "_Toc354515251" 1.0 INTRODUCTION PAGEREF _Toc354515251 h 3 HYPERLINK l "_Toc354515252" 2.0 MATERIALS AND METHODS OF RESEARCH ON WOMEN REPRESENTATION BY MEDIA PAGEREF _Toc354515252 h 4 HYPERLINK l "_Toc354515253" 3.0 FINDINGS/RESULTS PAGEREF _Toc354515253 h 8 HYPERLINK l "_Toc354515254" 4.0 DISCUSSION PAGEREF _Toc354515254 h 9 HYPERLINK l "_Toc354515255" 4.1 The role of media on women empowering PAGEREF _Toc354515255 h 9 HYPERLINK l "_Toc354515256" 4.2 Portrayal of women by the media PAGEREF _Toc354515256 h 11 HYPERLINK l "_Toc354515257" 4.3 Role of women journalist in media PAGEREF _Toc354515257 h 13 HYPERLINK l "_Toc354515258" 5.0 OBSERVATIONS PAGEREF _Toc354515258 h 15 HYPERLINK l "_Toc354515259" 6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS PAGEREF _Toc354515259 h 16 HYPERLINK l "_Toc354515260" 7.0 CONCLUSION PAGEREF _Toc354515260 h 18 HYPERLINK l "_Toc354515261" 8.0 REFERENCES PAGEREF _Toc354515261 h 20Treatment of Women in Politics by Media1.0 INTRODUCTIONWomen emancipation is the longest and the most significant social movement continuing. The primary goal of women empowering is to improve the women`s quality of life. However, it has deep ramifications in relation to economic, social and the political fields of body polity. Media has been instrumental in women ramification though not as per the expectations, through its wide reach on the people (Campus, 2013 pp.33). This is through the focus accorded the neglect and marginalization of women`s position in the society. Women take part in politics in a number of ways. Some may assume an active interest and join political parties and or other organizations, serving in the community management committees, and or parliament. While others may participate in some lobby groups others may limit their political participation to the polling duty. The importance and attention accorded to gender also differs. To some women, their feminist identification is an indication of their participation in political issues. In other cases, the women`s interests are of less significance compared to other general matters.This work examines the treatment of women in politics by the media over the past political activities in the past several decades. The research analyses the treatment of women in politics, the problems they encounter as well as the coverage accorded to them. The research goes further to propose the necessary measures or rather actions in order to transform the portrayal of women in politics by the media.It is a struggle for the women politicians to forge a political ground in order to receive media coverage as well as legitimacy before the eyes of the media and public subsequently. To date some...