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Sexual Harassment in the Nigerian Media Environment

In: Sexual Harassment and the Law in Africa
Furaha-Joy Sekai Saungweme; Carol Chi Ngang; Graham Towl (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2024), 19 pp.

Institution of author: Journalist

"The media industry of Nigeria has been significantly impacted by sexual harassment and it has had a very negative effect on women media workers. One major issue which I will articulate in my chapter is the absence of an overarching media policy framework addressing sexual harassment with clear penalties to punish perpetrators. In my chapter, I define sexual harassment as an offence primarily perpetrated by men in the industry who hold senior positions in the media industry. I discuss the importance of a media regulatory framework and I use the Nigerian Bar Association sexual harassment policy as an example of what the media industry should emulate. My chapter includes a survey with key informant interviews. This helped to indicate the prevalence of the problem of sexual harassment through the lens of survivors in an anecdotal style whilst external research and surveys from other sources have been incorporated in my chapter to inform the conclusions and recommendations." (Abstract)