Session
Journalism, Media and Communication
Description
Political parties in Kosovo randomly adhere to legal obligations to quotas for women in parliament. But, during campaigns, female candidates do not appear as leaders in debates and political activities. This paper focuses the campaign for parliamentary election in 2019. We have monitored the stories about campaign in three online media, presented on their Face book pages. The results obtained from the content analyses argue that women are presented only as integral part of the political parties’ lists and electoral activities. Consequently, during political campaigns, they are under presented within the parties and in media coverage.
Keywords:
electoral campaigns, women, Kosovo, gender equality, media
Session Chair
Ferid Selimi
Session Co-Chair
Mimoza Hasani
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-437-96-7
First Page
18
Last Page
26
Location
Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
31-10-2020 10:45 AM
End Date
31-10-2020 12:15 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2020.356
Recommended Citation
Rexha, Gjylie, "New media and gender inequality during political campaigns in Kosovo" (2020). UBT International Conference. 143.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2020/all_events/143
New media and gender inequality during political campaigns in Kosovo
Lipjan, Kosovo
Political parties in Kosovo randomly adhere to legal obligations to quotas for women in parliament. But, during campaigns, female candidates do not appear as leaders in debates and political activities. This paper focuses the campaign for parliamentary election in 2019. We have monitored the stories about campaign in three online media, presented on their Face book pages. The results obtained from the content analyses argue that women are presented only as integral part of the political parties’ lists and electoral activities. Consequently, during political campaigns, they are under presented within the parties and in media coverage.