an article by Susan Milner (Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath, UK) published in British Politics Volume 14 Issue 2 (June 2019)
Abstract
This article sets out to explain why mandatory gender pay gap reporting regulations were introduced in 2016, whereas the two main parties had previously opposed state regulation. Observing the rise in the number of female MPs, it argues that the rise in descriptive representation has enabled substantive representation, but that this does not necessarily explain outcomes.
Critical mass is a problematic concept due to difficulties of definition.
Rather, the empirical evidence supports the idea that critical actors able to build alliances within the state machinery and beyond it, particularly by working with business influencers, are decisive in exploiting opportunities for change and securing support for it. Feminization of parliament and government also facilitate institutionalization of gender equality actors, although this process remains incomplete and contingent.
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Tuesday, 18 June 2019
Wednesday, 31 December 2014
Women’s magazines in the Nordic style: Politics, politicians and the welfare state
an article by Laura Saarenmaa and Iiris Ruoho (University of Tampere, Finland) published in European Journal of Communication Volume 29 Number 3 (June 2014)
Abstract
The article explores the engagement of women’s magazines with the political public sphere in Finland.
The material for the study consists of the political content of three long-lived (1968–2008) women’s magazines that are still in existence. Women’s magazines in Finland have supported the rise of women in power from the 1960s onwards. Consequently, women’s magazines are being utilized in political performance in ways that should be put under critical scrutiny rather than bypassed as mere political advertising.
Theoretically, the article draws on the debates around the personalization of politics and the emergence of celebrity politics. Furthermore, in studying these women’s magazines, the article highlights the particularity of the Nordic context.
Abstract
The article explores the engagement of women’s magazines with the political public sphere in Finland.
The material for the study consists of the political content of three long-lived (1968–2008) women’s magazines that are still in existence. Women’s magazines in Finland have supported the rise of women in power from the 1960s onwards. Consequently, women’s magazines are being utilized in political performance in ways that should be put under critical scrutiny rather than bypassed as mere political advertising.
Theoretically, the article draws on the debates around the personalization of politics and the emergence of celebrity politics. Furthermore, in studying these women’s magazines, the article highlights the particularity of the Nordic context.
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