Position and Problem of Women Participating In Print Communication Media
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This study is about "position and problem of women participation in print communication media" in Kathmandu valley. The main objectives of the study are to find out the position and problem of women who are participating in print communicant media, to determine the reason behind the unequal participation of male and female in print communication media, and to determine the future efforts to be undertaken to increase women's participation in print communicant media. The study is based on primary sources of data. The survey was conducted during March to July 2006. The study sample included 106 journalist women form different paper publication office and public places where journalist women meet reality of Kathmandu valley. Analysis are done by using tally bars, frequency table and calculating means and percentages.
Out of 106 journalist women 89.62% are reporter, 3.77 % are sub-editor, 1.88% are associate editor and 4.71% are editor. 51% journalist women are in 25-29 age group. 65% journalist women are unmarried and 24% only married after in journalism profession. In print communication media 41% journalist women academic qualifications Bachelor level. 56% respondents were born in valley 51.89% journalist women are working in large size daily news paper, 42% source of income of journalist women's family is job, 56.60% journalist women are untrained.
Family problem, physical problem, breast feeding and emphasis on women's beauty rather than the news are main problem of married journalist women. 45.95% married moralist women problem is breast feeding.
Unsafe, negative view of family, gender inequality are main problem of unmarried journalist women in print communication media. 60.84% have unsafe problem for unmarried journalist women. Family problem, child problem, lack of training facility are main reasons behind discontinuity in the journalism profession by all women. 40.57% have lack of training facility. Various types of problem for women who participant in print communication media such as unsafe, gender discrimination negative view of society and limit salary. 38% journalist women have unsafe problem in print communication media. 35% have lack of vehicles problem while go to collect the new and 46% have difficult to reach the office after collect the news for journalist women in print communication media. 53.77% have working time is not fixed problem for women in journalism sector. 40.57% journalist women have no attention on women's physical problem. Those problem made unequal participation in print communication media.
Being a women they have been facing various problem such as double duties , unsafe of job and life, sex abuse form contemporary, and lack of believe. 62% journalist women want training and study facility.