Julia Gillard: A Murderous Rage

Appleby, RJ

Julia Gillard: A Murderous Rage

Appleby, RJ

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Publisher:: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Discourse, Politics and Women as Global Leaders, 2015, pp. 149 - 167
Issue Date:: 2015-11-03

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dc.contributor.author	Appleby, RJ https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4491-347X	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Wilson, J	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Boxer, D	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:19:46Z
dc.date.issued	2015-11-03	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Discourse, Politics and Women as Global Leaders, 2015, pp. 149 - 167	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9789027206541	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/37679
dc.description.abstract	This chapter charts the political career of Julia Gillard, Australia’s first female Prime Minister (2010-2013), and argues that three intertwined discourses of gender have shaped how she was perceived and represented in the political domain and in the media. First, Gillard was faced with the challenge such as the double bind, by which female leaders are expected to demonstrate qualities stereotypically associated with masculinity, and at the same time, to display qualities stereotypically associated with femininity, such as warmth, nurturance and empathy. Second, Gillard faced sexist abuse in politics and media which labeled her as an unintelligible being. Third, in acts of strategic essentialism, Gillard condemned the misogyny she endured, repositioning herself as a coherent political force and marking the re-emergence of feminism in Australian politics.	en_US
dc.publisher	John Benjamins Publishing Company	en_US
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dc.title	Julia Gillard: A Murderous Rage	en_US
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Abstract:

This chapter charts the political career of Julia Gillard, Australia’s first female Prime Minister (2010-2013), and argues that three intertwined discourses of gender have shaped how she was perceived and represented in the political domain and in the media. First, Gillard was faced with the challenge such as the double bind, by which female leaders are expected to demonstrate qualities stereotypically associated with masculinity, and at the same time, to display qualities stereotypically associated with femininity, such as warmth, nurturance and empathy. Second, Gillard faced sexist abuse in politics and media which labeled her as an unintelligible being. Third, in acts of strategic essentialism, Gillard condemned the misogyny she endured, repositioning herself as a coherent political force and marking the re-emergence of feminism in Australian politics.

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