Framing Women Politicians in Old Democracies

2013 ◽  
pp. 260-274
Author(s):  
Lenita Freidenvall ◽  
Marian Sawer
Keyword(s):  
Women Politicians

Gendering in the electoral run: A media monitoring study of women politicians’ representation in Belgian news

Journalism ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 146488492110324
Author(s):  
Joke D’Heer ◽  
Sara De Vuyst ◽  
Sarah Van Leuven
Keyword(s):  
Women Politicians ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Web Based ◽  
News Content ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Monitoring Study ◽  
Female Politicians ◽  
Gendered Patterns ◽  
Media Monitoring

The present study explores gendered representations in Belgian electoral news coverage. Compared to other Western countries, Belgium has consistently reported a small share of female politicians in the news, offering limited insights into the ways they are portrayed. Starting from the observation that the (mainly Anglo-Saxon) body of work on women politicians’ representation has reported mixed findings, the study intends to provide a more comprehensive analysis by taking political and contextual factors into account. By means of a quantitative content analysis, we monitored news content prior to the 2019 Belgian elections, resulting in a sample of 981 television, newspaper, radio and web-based news items. The findings confirm the persistence of gendered patterns in Belgian news content, regardless of a candidate’s political characteristics. Women were less often represented and their gender, appearance and family life were more often highlighted. Whereas a candidate’s political power provided additional insights into gendering, some differences in coverage between candidates could not be explained by either sex or political characteristics. Lastly, differences between media were limited, though web-based news was more negative in tone.

scholarly journals PANDANGAN PEREMPUAN POLITISI MENGENAI KELUARGA SAKINAH (Studi Terhadap Anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah (DPRD) Kota Malang)

EGALITA ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elmi Farikha, Erfaniah Zuhriyah
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Women Politicians ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Arena ◽  
The Family ◽  
Taking Care

Conventionally, earning money in a family is husband’s duty and doing chores such as taking care husband and children is wife’s. However, most women decide to participate in public arena actively  is a recent phenomenon. As a result, women’s conventional duty is shifting now. Some women politicians, for example, must manage their time for managing the public affairs and taking care the family. It may cause the family more vulnerable towards conflict and eventually may bring it to the divorce. Therefore, some efforts should be taken to maintain the family. It is also what some women politicians in Malang who sit in the parliament practice to keep their families is still harmonious. They have their own opinion and some tips about “established family” (keluarga sakinah) which are influenced by experiences, education, family support, age and the fail of maintaining the family. They are considered to be successfull politicians women in maintaining their public position as well as domestic position to maintain their family.   Kata kunci: keluarga, sakinah, perempuan, politik.

scholarly journals Women Politicians and Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine and Georgia in 2012

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetiana Kostiuchenko ◽  
Tamara Martsenyuk ◽  
Svitlana Oksamytna
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Women Politicians ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Parliamentary Election ◽  
Women In Politics ◽  
Gender Quotas ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
Female Politicians

<p class="EW-abstract"><strong>Abstract:</strong> Post-communist countries undergoing social transformations in the last twenty years needed to implement political and economic reforms. Changes also had to support the principles of equality in the access to power, specifically gender quotas in executive and legislative branches of government and within political parties. The events in Ukraine and Georgia in 2004-2005 known as the “colour revolutions” gave impulse to the promotion of equality and implementation of reforms. However, the number of women participating in national politics in both countries remains low. This paper proposes an analysis of gender equality principles during the parliamentary election campaigns in Ukraine and Georgia in 2012 from the perspective of women’s participation in politics and their self-representation as politicians. This empirical study covers public attitudes towards women in politics and examines networks of female parliamentarians. The findings raise hopes for better representation of women in politics as female politicians promote them from the top down, and mass public perception of gender equality principles set the ground for bottom-up activism.  <strong></strong></p><p class="EW-Keyword">Keywords: Gender Equality, Women Politicians, Public Attitudes, Social Network Analysis (SNA)</p>

Retour sur les arguments fondant la demande d'une représentation accrue des femmes en politique

Res Publica ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-127
Author(s):  
Catherine Degauquier
Keyword(s):  
Women Politicians ◽  
Proportional Representation ◽  
The Political ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Interest Representation ◽  
Political Realm

Given the under-representation of women in the elected assemblies, women politicians argue in favor of a higher representation of their gender in the political realm. Their claim is based on different kinds of arguments. We present and discuss the four following arguments: proportional representation and parity, interest representation, ressource utilisation and the argument of a different women 's voice.

Media Ethics and Elections Coverage in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 212-227
Author(s):  
Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika ◽  
Ismail Adegboyega Ibraheem ◽  
Babatunde Adesina Faustino
Keyword(s):  
Women Politicians ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Media Ethics ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Fundamental Factor ◽  
Economic Context ◽  
Ethical Performance ◽  
The Media

This paper examined media ethics in Nigerian using elections coverage as a lens. It focuses on the gender dimension, a fundamental factor in media and election debates; and brought to the fore the socio-political and economic factors affecting the ethical performance of journalists covering elections in Nigeria. It argues that journalist covering elections in Nigeria are operating in challenging socio-political and economic context, but are beginning to rise up to the occasion having improved on the coverage of women politicians. It concludes that despite the challenges, ethical reportage can promote gender balanced coverage of elections in Nigeria. It recommends that the media should provide platforms for engagements and give equal access to parties and candidates (both females and males); and also provide space in which freedom of expression can be exercised and alternative, dissenting, and minority voices heard.

Gender

2021 ◽  
pp. 95-120
Author(s):  
Deborah L. Rhode
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
Women Of Color ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Women Politicians ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Workplace Policies ◽  
Online Abuse ◽  
Gender Influences

This chapter explores the way that gender influences and blocks ambition. Despite recent progress, women still are grossly underrepresented at the top and overrepresented at the bottom in measures of power and economic reward. In explaining these disparities, research suggests that while women may be more ambivalent about ambition than men and ambitious for somewhat different things, the primary explanation for their different achievements lies elsewhere: in gender bias, stereotypes, and socialization patterns; and in inequalities in family responsibilities and inadequacies in workplace policies. Discussion focuses on the special obstacles to ambition for women of color, women leaders, and women politicians. Gender differences in mentors, sponsors, and allies and in the incidence of sexual harassment and online abuse compound the problems. These inequalities are not only unjust for individuals, but they also impair organizational performance. The chapter closes with strategies for ambitious women and for organizations seeking greater equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Political Dis-Empowerment of Women by ICTs

2016 ◽  
pp. 54-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Phiri
Keyword(s):  
Women Politicians ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Negative Edge

This chapter explores how bloggers in two Zambia online publications represent women politicians and how interlopers ‘frame' such politicians so as to exclude them from the public spaces. It argues that although ICTs are generally thought to be facilitators of women's empowerment, they can also be used to dis-empower the women with the full utilisation of cultural or religious frames and practices. It is further said that ICTs have both a positive and negative edge to them and thus should be used much more carefully.

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