Hillary Clinton and Julia Gillard: how the media shape our view of leaders as ‘women’

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Stevenson, Ana. 2016. "Hillary Clinton and Julia Gillard: how the media shape our view of leaders as ‘women’." The Conversation.
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Hillary Clinton and Julia Gillard: how the media shape our view of leaders as ‘women’

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AuthorStevenson, Ana
Publication TitleThe Conversation
Number of Pages5
Year2016
Place of PublicationAustralia
Web Address (URL)https://theconversation.com/hillary-clinton-and-julia-gillard-how-the-media-shape-our-view-of-leaders-as-women-63807
KeywordsHillary Clinton, Julia Gillard, postfeminism, politics, gender, sexism, misogyny
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020440806. Gender and politics
440801. Australian government and politics
440807. Government and politics of Asia and the Pacific
Byline AffiliationsUniversity of the Free State, South Africa
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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