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Women leaders and gender stereotyping in the UK press [electronic resource] : a poststructuralist approach / Judith Baxter.

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 stereo...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Baxter, Judith
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Series:Postdisciplinary studies in discourse.
Palgrave pivot.
Subjects:
Women in mass media.
Women executives.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Chapter 1 The Gendering of Women Leaders in UK Newspapers
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical Background
  • Women and Leadership (B)
  • Gender
  • Gendered Discourses
  • Stereotyping of Gender in the News Media
  • Methodology
  • Research Design and Data Collection
  • Feminist Poststructuralist Discourse Analysis (FPDA)
  • Applying FPDA Through Three Critical Perspectives
  • References
  • Chapter 2 Women Leader Stereotypes in Newspapers
  • Abstract.
  • IntroductionWomen Leader Stereotypes
  • Iron Maiden or Battle-axe
  • Seductress
  • Mother or School Marm
  • Pet
  • And One Other â#x80;Œ
  • Queen Bee
  • Design of Study
  • The Five Women Leader Stereotypes
  • Discourse Analytic Tools
  • Semiotic Analytic Tools
  • Analysis
  • The Daily Mail
  • The Sunday Times
  • The Guardian
  • Summing Up
  • References
  • Chapter 3 The Feminist Agenda Spectrum
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • The Pro-Feminist Stance
  • The Gender-Neutral Stance
  • The Anti-Feminist Stance
  • Analysis.
  • Pro-Feminist: The GuardianGender-Neutral: The Sunday Times
  • Anti-Feminist: The Daily Mail
  • References
  • Chapter 4 The Reflexive Approach: Principles and Methodology
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical Background
  • How Is the Reflexive Approach Poststructuralist?
  • How is the Reflexive Approach Feminist Poststructuralist?
  • Putting the Reflexive Approach into Practice
  • Stage One: Reading Along the Grain
  • Stages Two and Three: Reading Against the Grain
  • Micro-linguistic Level
  • Textual Level
  • Representational Level.
  • Discoursal LevelReferences
  • Chapter 5 Applying the Reflexive Approach
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Analysing an Anti-Feminist Article
  • Micro-Linguistic Level
  • Textual Level
  • Representational Level
  • Discoursal Level
  • Analysing a Gender-Neutral Article
  • Micro-linguistic Level
  • Textual Level
  • Representational Level
  • Discoursal Level
  • Analysing a Pro-feminist Article
  • Micro-linguistic Level
  • Textual Level
  • Representational Level
  • Discoursal Level
  • References
  • Chapter 6 The Future of the Reflexive Approach.
  • Abstract Introduction
  • Aim 1: Explore Whether Women are Shown to be (Un)suitable for Leadership
  • Aim 2: Consider How Newspaper Articles Orient Themselves to the Feminist Agenda Spectrum
  • Aim 3: Evaluate the Use of Three Critical Perspectives
  • Women Leader Stereotypes
  • Feminist Agenda Spectrum
  • The Reflexive Approach
  • Aim 4: Consider the Future Potential of the Reflexive Approach for Analysing Newspaper Articles
  • A Final Say
  • References.

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