• DOI:10.1080/1554477X.2016.1115319
Corpus ID: 147425912

Gender Roles, Motherhood, and Politics: Conservative Women’s Organizations Frame Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann

@article{Schreiber2016GenderRM,
  title={Gender Roles, Motherhood, and Politics: Conservative Women’s Organizations Frame Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann},
  author={Ronnee Schreiber},
  journal={Journal of Women, Politics & Policy},
  year={2016},
  volume={37},
  pages={1 - 23}
}

Ronnee Schreiber

Published 2016

Sociology

Journal of Women, Politics & Policy

ABSTRACT Given the conflict between conservative views about gender roles and motherhood with economic and political realities, this article analyzes how conservative women’s organizations framed Sarah Palin’s and Michele Bachmann’s bids for national office. How did these advocates negotiate ideological beliefs about gender roles and motherhood with their interest in electing Republicans and promoting women in politics? Findings reveal that through frame transformation activists navigate… CONTINUE READING

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