NIGERIA anonymous or less demanding beats and positions so that they can have time for their families. On the whole, the values of a patriarchal society are also reflected in the media. SCORES: Individual scores: 2; 3; 2; 4; 3; 3; 3; 1; 2; 2; 3 Total score: 28 Average score: 2.5 4.5 Gender mainstreaming is reflected in the editorial content. ANALYSIS Here again, it was felt that editorial content is weakly reflective of gender mainstreaming. Reference was made in the discussion to a research report conducted by the Women Advocate Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) which shows that women candidates and aspirants received less coverage than men while more negative stories on women were featured. Some women politicians featured only as “wife of”. Another study conducted by Media Rights Agenda showed women as sources in only 5 to 10% of the cases on State owned broadcast media during the 2007 elections. SCORES: Individual scores: 1; 2; 2; 3; 2; 2; 1; 1; 1; 1; 2 Total score: 18 Average score: 1.6 African Media Barometer - Nigeria 2008 33