Women in Australian politics: Mothers only need apply

When Julia Gillard considered running for the leadership of the Australian Labor Party in early 2005, her political enemies immediately raised three reasons for opposing her: she is female, single and without children. These criticisms prompted a flurry of discussion in the media about the relevanc...

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Autor principal:	Cathy Jenkins
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2006
Materias:	women's representation politics gender imbalance media Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/fed3350779744ecbb43282f2c9cbc6f2
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fed3350779744ecbb43282f2c9cbc6f22021-12-02T08:27:37ZWomen in Australian politics: Mothers only need apply10.24135/pjr.v12i1.8451023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/fed3350779744ecbb43282f2c9cbc6f22006-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/845https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 When Julia Gillard considered running for the leadership of the Australian Labor Party in early 2005, her political enemies immediately raised three reasons for opposing her: she is female, single and without children. These criticisms prompted a flurry of discussion in the media about the relevance of a person’s family situation to their ability to work effectively in politics. This article examines the treatment of female politicians by the press over the more than 80 years since the first woman appeared in any Australian parliament. It finds that there continues to be pressure on women to continue in the traditional roles of wife and mother, while more recently, female politicians have had to contend with an extra layer of coverage concentrating on their sexual attributes. Cathy JenkinsAsia Pacific Networkarticlewomen's representationpoliticsgender imbalancemediaCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2006)
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description	When Julia Gillard considered running for the leadership of the Australian Labor Party in early 2005, her political enemies immediately raised three reasons for opposing her: she is female, single and without children. These criticisms prompted a flurry of discussion in the media about the relevance of a person’s family situation to their ability to work effectively in politics. This article examines the treatment of female politicians by the press over the more than 80 years since the first woman appeared in any Australian parliament. It finds that there continues to be pressure on women to continue in the traditional roles of wife and mother, while more recently, female politicians have had to contend with an extra layer of coverage concentrating on their sexual attributes.
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Women in Australian politics: Mothers only need apply

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