Have you come a long way, Baby? Hillary clinton, sarah palin, and sexism in 2008 campaign coverage

Communication Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 326-343

  Carlin, Diana B ^a   Winfrey, Kelly L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender stereotypes; Hillary Clinton; Sarah Palin; Sexism in the media; Women in politics; Women political candidates

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251625704     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970903109904     Document Type: Article

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