An 'attractive alternative way of wielding power'? Revealing hidden gender ideologies in the portrayal of women Heads of State during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This paper explores the gendered discourses of the – seemingly favourable – media coverage that certain Heads of State received for their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking at media reports published in different English-speaking outlets in the US, the UK, India, Bangladesh, Singapore, New Z...
| Publicado en: | Critical Discourse Studies Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 52 - 76 |
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