Ms. Prime Minister : gender, media, and leadership

Trimble, Linda J. (Linda Jean) 1959- (author.).

Summary: Ms. Prime Minister analyzes media portrayals of the four female prime ministers of Canada, Australia and New Zealand, arguing that these women's legitimacy as political actors was sometimes affirmed, but as often questioned, by the news coverage they received.

Record details

ISBN: 9781442613638
ISBN: 1442613637
ISBN: 1442645504
ISBN: 9781442645509
Physical Description: print
xii, 313 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Toronto ; University of Toronto Press, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-305) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1 Introduction: gender, media, and leadership -- 2 Ascension stories -- 3 First women and the X factor -- 4 First men and the family strategy -- 5 Body politics -- 6 Love and war -- 7 Speech and shame -- 8 Conclusion: dealing (with) the gender card.