Women and politics in view of press reviews of selected weeklies (,,Polityka", ,,Newsweek",Wprost") Cover Image

Kobiety i polityka w świetle opinii prasowych wybranych tygodników („Polityka”, „Newsweek Polska”, „Wprost”)
Women and politics in view of press reviews of selected weeklies (,,Polityka", ,,Newsweek",Wprost")

Author(s): Justyna Zajko-Czochańska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo HUMANICA Instytut Studiów Kobiecych
Keywords: WOMAN; POLICY; WOMEN IN POLITICS; THE IMAGE OF WOMEN; WOMEN IN "POLITYKA"; "WPROST" AND "NEWSWEEK POLSKA"

Summary/Abstract: The article shows the role of women in politics and their images based on the analysis of newspaper articles from three the most influential weeklies such as "Politics", "Wprost" and "Newsweek Poland". The research covers press materials appearing from 2004 to 2015, mainly in the pre-election period and refers to the women who succeeded in entering political life such as Joanna Kluzik- Rostowska, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin. On the basis of the analyzed press material it can be concluded that the political involvement and participation of women has been increasing in recent years. There has also been a significant amount of change regarding women achieving senior leadership positions.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 101-122
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish