Constructing perfect women: The portrayal of female officials in Hong Kong newspapers

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-225

  Lee, Francis L f ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

family work tension; femininity masculinity; news discourse; public performance; women politicians

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842537036     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: 14603675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443704041173     Document Type: Article

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