TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

LIST OF TABLES viii

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/ABSTRACT ix

CHAPTER ONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Background of The study 1

1.2 Statement of the problem 3

1.3 Objectives of the study 5

1 .4 Research questions 5

1.5 Hypothesis of the study 6

1.6 Significance of the study 6

1.7 Scope of the study 6

1 .8 The Conceptual Framework 7

1.9 Theoretical frame work 7

1.10. Operational definition of terms 8

1.11. Limitation of the study 9

CHAPTER TWO 10

REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE 10

2.0 Introduction 10

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2.1 t~iscussioiis on geiider aiicipolitics...... 10

2.2. Factors affecting female participation in politics.. ....... 11

2.3 Attitiide of broadcast rrieclia to wonien ..... 12

2.2.6 4ttiUide ofwomen to broadcast nieclia . . . .. 13

2.4 Suxiiiiiar~’ of literature 14

c21144P’I’ER ‘I’JIRI~.E 16

1~EsEARcDa~ 16

3.1 Izitrocluction . .... 16

3.2 Research design 16

3.3 fts.rea of sttidy~ 16

3.3 Population of the sttld3r 17

3.4 Research sainpie aiid sampling tecbiiique 1 ‘7

3.5 Iiistrunients for data ccllection 17

3.6 Taiidit3 oftlie instrurtient . 17

3.7 IvIetliod of data. collection 18

3.8 I%1etliod of data arial>isis ...... 18

CDBitP’I’F~R~19

D%.rA, 4I’~~I.~~SIS ~4?~1~ PRuSF1’r1’4r1’Ic~N 19

4.1 Lntrcduction .....b 19

4.2 l7est of h3’potlleses ...... 26

4.3 I3iscussion of finding 28

(Ja:,h1~1’[~R~ . 30

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS. .

5. 1Summary.30

5.2 Conclusion . 30

5.3 Recommendations for further study 32

REFERENCES 34

APPENDIX ‘A’ 37

QUESTIONNAIRE 37