Attitude Of Female Mass Communication Students Towards Journalism

Abstract

The researcher in this work focused on the Attitude of Female Mass Communication Students Towards Journalism As a Career. It is believed that a large number of female trained journalists are produced from different higher Institutions in our country, but only a few go into the filed to practice their Journalism profession. This is why the researcher dimmed it fit to research into the image of female Journalists. Research questions are constructed to guide the researcher in her study. Relevant related literatures are reviewed to show that similar research work has been carried out, and a theoretical framework has been discussed to support the study. Survey method was adopted, and this made it possible for the researcher to select an appropriate sample size of 150. Using appropriate tools like questionnaire and personal interview, the researcher was able to study a population too large to be observed personally. The researcher adopted a simple percentage and frequency table with simple descriptive analysis to explain the tables. Hypotheses which are formed from the research questions are tested to enable the researcher know if certain claims she made on this work received statistical support or not.

At the and of the study, the researcher was able to find out that Female Mass Communication Students have Negative Attitude Towards Jocularism As a Career. Also that female roles as mothers and wives are some of the problems facing female Journalists. The researcher also recommended that salaries of the working journalists should be increased so as to motivate and change the Negative Attitude of Female Mass Communication Students Towards Journalism As a Career. Also, our culture and society at large should stop discriminating against female Journalists so that they can practice their profession perfectly.

Chapter One

Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation

5.1 Summary

The researcher in this work have exhausted sufficient efforts in the systematic arrangement of the work in sequential order. The preceding chapters of this work have among other things tried to summarily review, discuss and interpret The Attitude Of Female Mass Communication Students Towards Journalism As a Career.

In chapter one, the researcher gave a detailed introductory overview on how the female Journalists neglect the practice of their profession after studying it in the universities thereby creating an imbalance in the number of female and male trained Journalists working in the field, as it is seen that the number of male in the field and media houses surpassed the number of female not withstanding the fact that the number of female Journalists who graduates each year from the Nigeria Institutions are greater than the number of the male Journalist graduates.

The chapter two of this work projected the literature that were used in building up this research work, how they were reviewed ranging from the Female Journalists Attitude Towards Journalism As A Career, discrimination against women Journalists, reasons why female Journalists shy away from their duties, and impressions about female Journalists. All these were reviewed to know more about the reason behind the Negative Attitude Of Female Mass Communication Students Towards Journalism as Their Career.

Chapter three on it"s side treated the issue of research methodology ranging from the research design, area of study, population and sample of the study which was realized using the simple random sampling technique. The researcher"s method of investigation was based on the copies of questionnaires that were distributed to the selected respondents.

In chapter four, data presentation was done through analytical process that followed each table and the tables were properly interpreted according to the data computed there in. The Chi-square Goodness of fit test was adopted as a means for testing the hypotheses formula in the research work. The chapter therefore containes 15 tables in all which gave a detailed and quantified
explanations of data gathered in the course of this study.

In chapter five, the researcher gave a brief summary of the whole work done in this research work, the findings, conclusion and recommendations. To this end, Nwodu (2006) states "Summary should be a brief of all that was done in the study..., a tie up of what was done in study". This very chapter finally brought the entire study or study to an end while making some explanations and giving recommendations on the way forward.

5.2 Conclusion

Based on the findings, it has been observed that most of the Female Mass Communication graduates would want to practice Journalism on graduation. Yet, majority of them still believe that teaching is the most suitable job for women because it offers more time for family activities. This means that certain perceived difficulties like discriminations which female Journalists face could be reduced or curtailed if they choose teaching as their career.

From the analysis gathered in this project also, there is no doubt to believe that Female Mass Communication Students Have Negative Attitude Towards Journalism As Their Career. Also, the necessary findings of this study as seen in the five hypotheses tested, all received statistical support.

Again, the findings of this study shows that Nigerian culture, the society, and our different religions and beliefs, have contributed so much in the Negative Attitudes Of Female Journalists Towards Journalism. The position of women in the society and our difference cultures as mothers and wives also make men discriminate against female Journalists as the concept of a woman practicing Journalism or making a choice to practice Journalism was considered rebellious and unfeminine. All these and many other reviews are pointing at the society, traditions, culture and our different religions as the major contributors to the Negative Attitude Of Female Journalists Towards Journalism As A Career.

Despite the negative attitudes of female Journalists towards Journalism as a career, the researcher was able to discover that in as much as the Female Journalists Have Negative Attitude Towards Journalism, they can still do much better in the field, if not better than their male counterparts. But this can only happen if they are given the opportunity to practice what they have studied without being discriminated against. Supporting this, fedler et al (2005) says that "female Journalists should be proud of themselves wherever they find themselves as they cannot be defeated by their male counterparts or other females who read other professions".

5.3 Recommendations for Further Study

Having critically analyzed The Attitude Of Female Mass Communication Students Towards Journalism As A Career, the researcher hereby make the following recommendations for further study thus.

Media houses should make it as a point of duty to employ more of the female Journalists just like they employ the male Journalists.

Our families, religions, cultures and the society should stop the discriminations against female or women this will help the society to see the female Journalists as important as their male counterparts. When this is done, the female Journalists will be encouraged to go into the field and face the challenges of the world with their male counterparts.

Those media houses that have employed women, should not only employ them as presenters but also assign them to the field as reporters so that they will see and feel the fun of Journalism. When this is done, their negative attitude will automatically change to positive and this will encourage more female Journalists to seek for employment in the media houses as reporters and freelancers.

Men who are opportune to marry female Journalists should encourage them to practice their profession as this will broaden their horizon and also help the family to be current on things happening in the world.

Salaries of working Journalists should be increased so as to motivate and change the Negative Attitude of Female Mass Communication Students Towards Journalism A Career To Positive on one.

Working female Journalists should be seen as being equally faithful as their counterparts in other fields and not as promiscuous as people see them.

Other working conditions such as good housing, less time in the office and respect for women Journalists should be looked into so as to encourage the upcoming female Journalists.

Chapter Five