Impact of Iraqi newspapers on post-2003 publication of women’s issues

  The issue of women, their presence and work in society has always been of special importance. Women are present in all sections of society as members of society and by accepting roles such as motherhood, sisterhood, and occupations such as medicine, teaching, and engineering. Hence, educated women will play an important role in building and charting the future. After 2003, the Iraqi press, with all the problems that existed after the fall of the Ba’athist regime in Iraq, played an important role in highlighting the issue of the presence of women in society. With the inauguration of the new regime, Iraq’s relations with the world expanded through the media, and Iraqi newspapers discussed women on various topics. The main questions of this study are: “What was the role of the Iraqi press in issues related to women after 2003?” And “What were the most important issues for women that the Iraqi press covered after 2003?” Examining the data obtained, it became clear that the Iraqi press after 2003 paid much attention to the social, political and economic issues of women, as well as this press in activating the political, social and economic role of women in Iraqi society. And they made clear the connection between the new political changes in Iraq and its connection to women’s issues.

In this study, using a descriptive-analytical method, some Iraqi newspapers (sample sample) were examined and by examining the available data, the following results were obtained: The Iraqi press after 2003 on political developments and the opening of space Iraqi society and communication with the world had a significant impact. Also, news and social sites, electronic media, all played an active role in following up on issues related to Iraqi women, and examined issues such as divorce, domestic violence, and the psychological impact of terrorism on the family structure.