Using digital storytelling as a source of empowerment for rural women in Benin
Author(s)
Rouhani, LevaEditor(s)
Sweetman, CarolinePublication date
2019-11-05Subject
GenderKeywords
Digital storytellingFeminist research methodology
Education
Gender
Empowerment
Rural women
Participatory research
Country
Benin
Metadata
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Gender & DevelopmentDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
Digital storytelling offers a combination of traditional storytelling and new technologies that is attracting attention from feminist researchers aiming to co-create research in empowering ways for participants, allowing them to collaborate, build shared awareness of issues, and share their priority issues with decision-makers and power-holders. This article focuses on digital storytelling in research into the role of Mothers' Associations in influencing families, communities, and political decision-makers to promote girls' education in Benin.Pages
13ISSN
1355-2074EISSN
1364-9221ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/13552074.2019.1664140