It has also brought in professionally experienced women to carry out training. Additional training is available for those who become regular contributors through the station. In addition to training, Plains FM provides office space for the group. According to Todd, support from the station has helped the group achieve some of its goals. Access is Not Enough The New Zealand experience suggests that access to the airwaves is not enough.
Women participate in community radio but they are still marginalised.
There are a variety of reasons for this. First, women often have excellent communication skills and organisational skills, both of which are characteristic of good broadcasters. But they do not always see themselves as possessing those skills, nor do they see themselves taking those skills into the public arena. Further, women tend not seek to acquire technical skills in the same numbers of men. Second, in spite of a general commitment to the participation of women, there is little structural support for women in community radio in New Zealand.