SOCI 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 39: Belinda Stronach, Sheila Copps, Sarah Palin
3 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Age
- Either too young or too old
- Sheila Copps versus Bob Rae and Brian Mulroney
- Copps: 1982 race to lead Ontario Liberals
- Bob Rae: Ontario NDP leader in 1982
- Brian Mulroney: PC Leader
Appearance
- Too feminine… or not feminine enough?
- USA: Hillary Clinton vs. Sarah Palin
- Carlin and Winfrey (2009)
- Prophetic in a sense
- The differential treatment (misogynistic treatment) was similar in terms
of misogyny for Clinton and Palin
- 4 common stereotypes of professional women
- Sex object (or seductress), mother, Pet names (Higher use of first
names) → nearly all the coverage/ belittling pet names, iron maiden
example (someone who has masculine examples: strong leadership
skills, loud and outspoken at the House of Commons→ Things that
are expected of men)
- Fathers are seen as helpers to their wives, not seen as primary
caregivers. Contradictory role expectation in politics and work. Women
are expected to be the primary caregivers so whe
- Double bind re: sexuality
- Strong reactions to Clinton having shown cleavage in congress that
was televised.
- Then, Clinton began the pant-suit era. She was entirely not a sexual
object. The pant suit became a symbol of a lack of sexuality
- Motherhood and politics
- Once someone becomes a mother or father, it seems highly
inappropriate to be in politics (for mothers)
- Belinda Stronach who was a Conservative MP starting in 2004,
crossed the floor to become a Liberal and was at the time, the
girlfriend of Peter Mackay→ reaction: Stronach was a political harlot, a
slut, Media headlines talked about “Belinda” as a “blonde bombshell”,
her as a mother, her dating history, current focus on relationship in a
very different way that was discussed.
- Canada: Belinda Stronach
- We often to point to American politics because the concentration of research articles
within the NA context is in the US but it’s also important to consider the case of
Canadian politics
- Political Paris Hilton
- She lost her nomination despite having brokered the deal and having
experience in business and strong focus on the party at the time (economic
focus)
Document Summary
Sheila copps versus bob rae and brian mulroney. Copps: 1982 race to lead ontario liberals. Bob rae: ontario ndp leader in 1982. The differential treatment (misogynistic treatment) was similar in terms of misogyny for clinton and palin. Fathers are seen as helpers to their wives, not seen as primary caregivers. Women are expected to be the primary caregivers so whe. Strong reactions to clinton having shown cleavage in congress that was televised. The pant suit became a symbol of a lack of sexuality. Once someone becomes a mother or father, it seems highly inappropriate to be in politics (for mothers) We often to point to american politics because the concentration of research articles within the na context is in the us but it"s also important to consider the case of. She lost her nomination despite having brokered the deal and having experience in business and strong focus on the party at the time (economic focus)
