Female faculty in journalism education in Nigeria

This paper addresses gender issues in the training of journalists in Nigeria. Recognizing the power of the media in influencing decisions and attitudes in society, it criticizes the absence of women teachers in Nigerian institutes of mass communication and schools of journalism and argues that this has further marginalized the Nigerian woman in a society that is predominantly male-dominated. The paper suggests that if more women became trainers of journalists they would influence their students in their perceptions of the role of women in society. This would in turn have a multiplier effect as their students join the media and help change the image of women in society.