• DOI:10.1080/10510970903109904
Corpus ID: 145107322

Have You Come a Long Way, Baby? Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and Sexism in 2008 Campaign Coverage

@article{Carlin2009HaveYC,
  title={Have You Come a Long Way, Baby? Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and Sexism in 2008 Campaign Coverage},
  author={Diana B. Carlin and Kelly L. Winfrey},
  journal={Communication Studies},
  year={2009},
  volume={60},
  pages={326 - 343}
}

Diana B. Carlin, Kelly L. Winfrey

Published 2009

Sociology

Communication Studies

The 2008 U.S. presidential election was historic on many levels. The country elected its first African American president who narrowly defeated a female candidate in the Democrat primary race. The Republicans nominated their first woman as a vice presidential candidate. Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin demonstrated that women politicians have come a long way; however, an analysis of media coverage reveals that lingering sexism toward women candidates is still alive and well. Using common… CONTINUE READING

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