AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER - The first home grown analysis of the media landscape in Africa

It is promising, however, that a a majority of male and female respondents perceive social media as an enabler for women’s empowerment. This is coupled with the robust growth of social media usage among youth in the Arab region. If lessons are to be drawn from youth utilization of social media during the recent popular movements in the Arab world, then in light of the growing sense of empowerment today, the strong positive perceptions shown in our survey suggest that social media can continue to play an important role in empowering Arab women in the future. However, this will only...