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  2. 1. La Senora Presidenta : Feminist policy-making by female Latin-American presidents?

    University essay from Högskolan Halmstad/Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

    Author : Adriana Rudling; [2009]
    Keywords : social-constructivism; feminism; gender equality; gender representation; Michelle Bachelet; Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; Chile; Argentina; women; South America;

    Abstract : The following thesis is dedicated to the investigation of the comparative gender discourse of two of the current South American female Presidents: Michelle Bachelet, the first woman elected President in Chile for a four year term, in 2006 and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the first woman elected President in Argentina also for a four year term, but in 2007. Using secondary sources and critical discourse analysis, the study attempts to characterize their agenda on gender both before and after their election campaigns. READ MORE

  4. 2. "But one day she met this wonderful boy,he make her smile and believe in her self": : An Investigation into the Construction of Gender in School pupils' essays

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Ulrika Lysén Frej; [2009]
    Keywords : Keywords: gender; education; texts; Halliday; adjectives; verbs; nouns; predicatives.;

    Abstract : This essay analysed how gender is established in students’ texts. The aim of the study was to find out if the students in a class in an upper secondary school were able to produce texts where female and male subjects were not influenced by prevailing gender roles. The analysis was based on Halliday’s Functional Grammar Theory. READ MORE

  5. 3. Verb Dynamics : a Study of Gender Roles in Blueprint A

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Ämnesavdelningen för svenska språket och engelska

    Author : Ulrika Lysén Frej; [2009]
    Keywords : English teaching books; gender; education; text; verbs; Halliday;

    Abstract : The teaching book is a very important device in schools and its potential impact can be considerable. This essay analyses how gender is established in one of the most common teaching books in upper secondary school,Blueprint A. The study aims to find out if the teaching book is stereotypical concerning the issue of gender equality. READ MORE

  6. 4. La Senora Presidenta. Feminist policy-making by female Latin-American presidents?

    University essay from

    Author : Adriana Rudling; [2009]
    Keywords : social-constructivism; feminism; gender equality; gender representation; Michelle Bachelet; Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; Chile; Argentina; women; South America; Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Political science;

    Abstract : The following thesis is dedicated to the investigation of the comparative gender discourse of two of the current South American female Presidents: Michelle Bachelet, the first woman elected President in Chile for a four year term, in 2006 and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the first woman elected President in Argentina also for a four year term, but in 2007. Using secondary sources and critical discourse analysis, the study attempts to characterize their agenda on gender both before and after their election campaigns. READ MORE

  7. 5. How females and males are represented in Wings 7 Blue

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Natacha Daghouz; Anna Wegestål; [2009]
    Keywords : gender; masculinity; gender stereotypes; femininity; representation;

    Abstract : The aim of this degree project is to investigate how masculinity and femininity are represented and if there is any over-representation of female and male characters in the English textbook Wings 7 Blue. Previous research on gender is presented as help in understanding the complexity within gender issues. READ MORE