Gender and politics in the devolved assemblies
Shaw, Sylvia (2013) Gender and politics in the devolved assemblies. Soundings: A journal of politics and culture (55) . pp. 81-93. ISSN 1362-6620 [Article] (doi:10.3898/136266213809450301)
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Abstract
The devolution of powers from Westminster to the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales led to much speculation about the creation of a new political era that would herald new ways of 'doing politics'. It was thought that the new institutions would provide a more inclusive, less combative culture that aimed to include a greater proportion of women members. With the 'new' institutions now over ten years old, linguistic research into the participation of men and women on the debate floor shows that they participate more equally and that improvements have been made in relation to the extent that women feel included. However, the devolved institutions retain some of the adversarial features associated with Westminster, and women are still subject to the burden of gendered stereotypical judgements and expectations that may affect their performance and inclusion within them.
Item Type: | Article |
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Research Areas: | A. > School of Media and Performing Arts > Media > English Language and Literature |
Item ID: | 12966 |
Depositing User: | Sylvia Shaw |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jan 2014 16:23 |
Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2022 00:02 |
URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/12966 |
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