Indian Women’s Participation in Media

Abstract

Despite the current constitutional and legal provisions, there is a prevalent perception that women are often denied access to their fundamental rights, given underpaid positions, excluded from economic and political decision-making, and not recognised as contributions to the family and society at large. The present study was conducted on women in the domain of media sector in two cities- Lucknow and Ayodhya (Uttar-Pradesh). 200 women participants working in different levels in media sector participated in the present investigation. A questionnaire and semi structured interview schedule was administered to collect their views regarding opportunities and challenges faced by them in media domain. Analyses indicated that higher numbers of women are engaged in middle level and very few engaged in higher level in media jobs. 49% women reported that media sector is very important for them. 45% reported that family is very supportive to their participation in media jobs. The results, also, highlighted some suggestion for improving women’s participation in media sector.