Are Women Really Vulnerable?

A Critical Study of Pro Feminist Programmes on Ghana

Television

Marian Sika Biritwum

AR/MCS/17/0010

Department of Communication Studies

University of Cape Coast, Ghana

The issue of female vulnerability has been widely emphasized all over the world. Every now and
then, we hear people talk about women as a venerable specie. There are a number of feminist
programmes on television in almost every part of the world which are directed at portraying
women as vulnerable.
Coker, W. (2012) explored interviews on pro feminist programmes on Ghana Television and
called for massive education as well as women empowerment.
McGoldrick, M., Anderson, C. M. & Walsh, F. (1989). Also wrote extensively on women in
families.
In this study, I am on a quest to finding out whether women vulnerability has been over
exaggerated by pro feminist programmes on television. This will be done by critically
examining the topics discussed on pro feminists and also find out why they perceive women to
be in a marginalized and for that matter, vulnerable. Consequently, this study will answer the
following questions.
1. What types of topics do feminist programmes on Ghana Television discuss?
2. How guest artists are selected
3. Why do they perceive women to be marginalized and for that matter vulnerable
Indeed, a lot of research works have focused on Feminist theories and the vulnerability of
women in society. However, there is still a gap between female vulnerability in relation to pro
feminist programmes on Ghana Television. This study therefore aims at bridging this gap and
serve as a stepping stone for future reference on the subject.

References
1. Coker, W.(2012) Overcoming the stigma: A conversation analysis of interviews with
people living with HIV/AIDS. Language, Discourse& Society, 1(2);138-155.

2. McGoldrick, M., Anderson, C. M. & Walsh, F. (1989). Women in families: A framework

for family therapy. New York & London: W.W. Norton & Company.