Raising the awareness of women about political processes and opportunities in their communities has been shown to lead to their greater involvement in democracy building. This, in turn, can lead to both the empowerment of women and poverty reduction. But if women – who suffer more from poverty than men in developing countries – lack information on how community political processes work, they are poorly equipped to be able to participate in the development of good governance. The articles gathered here reveal many experiences of women accessing the media and how important it may become in building good governance.