Women leaders and gender stereotyping in the UK Press : a poststructuralist approach

Author

• Baxter, Judith

Additional Author(s)

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Publisher

Cham, Switzerland : PALGRAVE MACMILLAN, 2018

Language

English

ISBN

9783319643274

Series

Postdisciplinary studies in discourse

Subject(s)

• WOMEN EXECUTIVES
• WOMEN IN MASS MEDIA

Notes

. Bibliography: p. 156-157. Index: p. 159-162

Abstract

This book explores how the UK press constructs and represents women leaders drawn from three professional spheres: politics, business, and the mass media. Despite significant career progress made by women leaders in these professions, many British newspapers continue to portray these women in stereotyped and essentialist ways: the extent to which this occurs tending to correspond with the political affiliation and target readership of the newspaper. The author analyses news media articles through three fresh perspectives: first, Kanter's women leader stereotypes, second, a feminist agenda spectrum and third, a new `reflexive' approach based on Feminist Poststructuralist Discourse Analysis. This book will appeal strongly to students and scholars of discourse analysis and media studies, and anyone with an interest in language, gender, leadership and feminism.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xv, 162p.

Dimension

22 cm.

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Chapter 1. The Gendering of Women Leaders in UK Newspapers.-
Chapter 2. Women Leader Stereotypes in Newspapers.-
Chapter 3. The Feminist Agenda Spectrum.-
Chapter 4. The Reflexive Approach: Principles and Methodology.-
Chapter 5. Applying the Reflexive Approach.-
The Future of the Reflexive Approach.

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