女性记者在津巴布韦男性主导的新闻编辑室的经历

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L. Ncube
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关于津巴布韦传媒业性别分布的基线调查表明,一般来说,在新闻编辑室以及在传媒业领导职位上,男性占主导地位。这种性别差异反映了父权制和异性恋观念在津巴布韦社会的持续存在,尽管该国宪法坚持性别主流化和平等原则。然而,缺乏系统的学术研究来探讨这些大男子主义新闻编辑室中女记者的经历、愿望和态度。本文以康奈尔的霸权男性理论为理论指导。对有意挑选的津巴布韦女记者进行了深入的半结构化采访,讨论她们在这种环境下的经历和挣扎。调查结果表明,性别问题在津巴布韦仍然是一个未解决的问题。由于一些男性记者所谓的不专业行为,津巴布韦的新闻编辑室就像以男性生殖器为中心和厌恶女性的“狂欢节”。尽管存在保护受害者的机制,但妇女仍然经历并与各种形式的性骚扰作斗争。尽管存在这些暴力事件,女记者仍坚持不懈,并找到了与权力对话的方法。
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Experiences of female journalists in Zimbabwean male-dominated newsrooms
Baseline surveys on the gender distribution in Zimbabwe’s media industry indicate a male dominance in newsrooms in general, as well as in media leadership positions. This gender disparity reflects the persistence of patriarchy and heteronormative beliefs in the Zimbabwean society, despite the country’s constitution upholding gender mainstreaming and principles of equality. However, thereis a dearth of systematic academic studies exploring the experiences, aspirations and attitudes of female journalists in these macho newsrooms. The article is theoretically guided by Raewyn Connell’s hegemonic masculinity theory. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with purposively selected female Zimbabwean journalists to discuss their experiences and struggles in such environments. Findings indicate that gender remains an unresolved question in Zimbabwe. Due to alleged unprofessional conduct by some male journalists, Zimbabwean newsrooms resemble phallocentric and misogynistic “carnivals”. Women experience and battle against various forms of sexual harassment despite the presence of mechanisms to protect victims. Despite this violence, female journalists persevere and also find ways of speaking back to power.
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