Title: Representations of women parliamentary candidates in new media.
Authors: BAEZA REYES, ANDREA; LAMADRID ÁLVAREZ, SILVIA
Abstract: This paper investigates the social representations built by parliamentary female candidates during the 2013 electoral campaign in Chile. Considering the low female political representation and the role of new media for mediated politics, we revised the Twitter accounts of women aspiring to the National Congress for the period 2014-2018. Applying a critical discourse analysis, we detected progressive or traditional representations in terms of politics, but indifference regarding gender issues or their reduction to family topics. This poses challenges to the media representation of the women's needs for their political autonomy.
Subjects: CHILE; DIGITAL media; WOMEN political candidates; POLITICAL participation; POLITICAL campaigns; CRITICAL discourse analysis
Publication: Cuadernos.info, 2016, Issue 39, p67
ISSN: 0719-3661
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.7764/cdi.39.784

Representations of women parliamentary candidates in new media.

BAEZA REYES, ANDREA; LAMADRID ÁLVAREZ, SILVIA