Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
7-2020
Abstract
Previous research finds mass media often frames female members of parliament (FMPs) as novelties, violators, or deviants intruding in a masculine domain. However, most of these studies have focused on a small number of primarily Western nations. Inspired by new research on the normalization of women in politics, intersectionality, and violence against women in politics, this study undertakes a broad examination of how global newspapers represent FMPs to the public. Taking an inductive approach and drawing on a collection of 772 articles drawn from 265 newspapers in 48 countries over thirty years (from 1985 to 2014), we assess how media framed the “female member of parliament” as being violators, virtuous, or victims and whether it made (in)visible their various intersectional identities. We found general support for the normalization thesis, but observed significant differences between Western and non-Western countries and between Asian and African media framing of FMPs as violators, virtuous, or victims.
Keywords
Framing, mass media, parliament, representation, women
Discipline
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Political Science
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Feminist Media Studies
Volume
20
First Page
692
Last Page
712
ISSN
1468-0777
Identifier
10.1080/14680777.2019.1642225
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge): SSH Titles
Citation
JOSHI, Devin K., HAILU, Meseret F., & REISING, Lauren J..(2020). Violators, virtuous, or victims? How global newspapers represent the female member of parliament. Feminist Media Studies, 20, 692-712.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3083
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2019.1642225