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Women, Language and Politics
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1. Introduction; 2. Gender and language in political institutions; 3. Women's linguistic participation in a traditional male-dominated forum: the UK House of Commons; 4. Women's linguistic participation in the new devolved assemblies of the UK; 5. Barriers to women's participation in politics; 6 Case studies I: leading political women: Theresa May; 7. Case studies II: leading political women: Julia Gillard and Hilary Clinton; 8. Women, language and politics: gains and losses.

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Investigates the underrepresentation of women in politics, by examining how language use constructs and maintains gender inequalities in political institutions.

About the Author

Sylvia Shaw is a Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Westminster. She is a sociolinguist who has conducted research projects in the House of Commons and the devolved political institutions of the UK. Her publications focus on gender, language and power in different types of political discourse.

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'This timely book addresses the political under-representation of women and over-representation of men, both in the UK and internationally.' Orly Siow, Journal of Pragmatics

'The primary strength of this book lies in its close examination of female politicians' actual linguistic performances … As such, this book makes a valuable contribution to the study of (women's) political discourse and is likely to appeal to those with an interest in the complex intersections of language, gender, politics, and power.' Caolan O'neill, Language in Society

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