Ms. Prime Minister: Gender, Media, and Leadership

by Linda Trimble

Ms. Prime Minister offers both solace and words of caution for women politicians. After closely analyzing the media coverage of former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell; two former Prime Ministers of New Zealand, Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark; and Australia's 27th Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, Linda Trimble concludes that reporting both reinforces and contests unfair gender norms. News about female leaders gives undue attention to their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442613637
• ISBN13: 9781442613638
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher