Abstract:
The study investigated the experiences of female sports journalists in Ghana. The study
was based on the feminist and stereotype theories. The research investigated selected
female sports journalists‟ lived experiences and their perceptions on being in a male dominated profession. The study was conducted using in-depth interviews with selected
female sports journalists. The study revealed that sports journalism is clearly a gendered
profession that not only welcomes men enthusiastically than women but also serves as a
site for celebrating skills and values clearly marked as masculine. Women in the world of
sports journalism are often overlooked and marginalized as they are deemed inferior in
skills and knowledge to their male counterparts. Again, drawing on the feminist and
stereotype theories, the study showed that, in sports journalism, women are treated as
“outsiders” by virtue of their gender but “insiders” by their adherence to journalistic
norms and values. Men therefore dominate and have all the authority in the field and this
eventually leads to the underrepresentation of women in the sports journalism profession.
Description:
A THESIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
STUDIES, FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES EDUCATION AND
COMMUNICATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE
STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA, IN PARTIAL
FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF THE MASTER OF
PHILOSOPHY (COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES) DEGREE.
JULY, 2016
