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Focusing on the female voice in public contexts, language and gender specialists consider the barriers and opportunities encountered by women in gaining recognition in politics, law, the church, education, business and the media, where people are increasingly judged by their speech and where male an...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Baxter, Judith (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
Linguistics.
Gender Studies.
Media Studies.
Political Communication.
Sociolinguistics.
Communication in politics.
Communication.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Sex (Psychology)
Sociology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Focusing on the female voice in public contexts, language and gender specialists consider the barriers and opportunities encountered by women in gaining recognition in politics, law, the church, education, business and the media, where people are increasingly judged by their speech and where male and female speech is often evaluated differently.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVIII, 264 pages)
ISBN:9780230522435
DOI:10.1057/9780230522435