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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      May 2020
      May 2020
      ISBN:
      9781139946636
      9781107080881
      9781107440265
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139946636
      Dimensions:
      (234 x 158 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.63kg, 334 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.457kg, 340 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Politics: General Interest, Sociolinguistics, Politics and International Relations, Language and Linguistics
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    This book addresses the problem of the underrepresentation of women in politics, by examining how language use constructs and maintains inequality in political institutions. Drawing on different political genres from televised debates to parliamentary question times, and fifty interviews with politicians between 1998 and 2018, the book identifies the barriers and obstacles women face by considering how gender stereotypes constrain women's participation, and give them additional burdens. By comparing the UK House of Commons with newer institutions such as the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly, it asks: how successful have newer institutions been in encouraging equal participation? What are the interactional procedures that can be thought of as making an institution more egalitarian? It also explores the workings and effects of sexism, fraternal networks, high visibility in the media, and gendered discourses, through detailed case studies of Theresa May, Julia Gillard and Hillary Clinton.

    Reviews

    ‘This timely book addresses the political under-representation of women and over-representation of men, both in the UK and internationally.’

    Orly Siow Source: Journal of Pragmatics

    ‘The primary strength of this book lies in its close examination of female politicians’ actual linguistic performances … As such, this book makes a valuable contribution to the study of (women’s) political discourse and is likely to appeal to those with an interest in the complex intersections of language, gender, politics, and power.’

    Caolan O’neill Source: Language in Society

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