Women, Media, and Elections: Representation and Marginalization in British Politics

Front Cover -- Women, Media, And Elections: Representation And Marginalization In British Politics -- Copyright Information -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Women In Political News: Representation And Marginalization -- Political And Mediated Representation -- Political And Mediated Marginalization -- Gendering Election Studies -- Process News Or Meta-coverage -- Presidentialization/personalization -- Negativity -- Notes On The Book's Methodology And Approach -- Key Questions -- Sampling And Data -- Inter-coder Reliability -- Overview Of The Book 2 The Candidates: Making The House (of Commons) Their Home? -- Women, Media, Politics -- Quantity And Types Of Coverage -- Issue Stereotyping -- Tone Of The Coverage -- Personalization -- Appearance -- Family Life -- Changes And Continuities Over Time -- Marginal Voices -- Issue Focus -- Evaluative Coverage -- Personalization -- Gendered Representatives -- Representing Women -- Negotiating Sexism -- Personalization -- Conclusion -- 3 The Voter: Housewives And Mothers -- Mediating Women Voters -- Changes And Continuities Over Time -- Women's Voices -- Issue Coverage -- Personalization Reporting Women Voters -- The Women's Vote -- Women's Values And Motivations -- Women's Issues? -- Home Economics: 1918-79 -- Health And Welfare: 1983-2017 -- Equality -- Women's Voices -- Conclusion -- 4 The Spouses And Relatives: From 'ideal Election Wife' To 'just Another Political Wife' -- Power Relations -- Politicians' Wives In The Media -- Changes And Continuities Over Time -- Relatives On The Campaign Trail -- Public, Private, Or Both? -- Political Activists: 1918-45 -- Supportive Wives: 1950-83 -- Lady Macbeth? 1987-2010 'today's Wife Must Smile Nicely. Today's Wife Must Not Rock The Boat': 2010-151 -- Personal Lives, Political Interpretations -- Visual Appeal: 'looks Every Inch A Budding Prime Minister's Wife'2 -- Conclusion -- 5 The Leaders: 'iron Ladies' And 'dangerous' Women -- Women, Leadership, And Media -- Changes And Continuities Over Time -- Evaluative Coverage -- Leaders' Voices -- Personalization -- Party Leaders In The News -- Gendered Leadership: Representing Women -- Double Binds -- Women And Emotions (the Womb/brain Double Bind) -- Best Woman For The Job: Competence/femininity -- Personalization Leadership Traits -- Private Lives -- Appearance -- Conclusion -- 6 Lessons From A Century Of Reporting On Women In Elections -- Women In Election News: Similarities And Differences -- Presence And Voices -- Women's Issues? -- Inescapable Womanhood -- Undermining Women -- Personalization -- Gendering Election Studies -- Campaign Agenda Setting -- Process News Versus Policy -- Presidentialization/personalization -- Negativity -- References -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Index -- Back Cover Electronic Reproduction. New York Available Via World Wide Web.