Comparative study of feminist positioning on Twitter by Spanish politicians

This research analyses feminism-related tweets produced over a period of two months by both a male representative and a female representative of each of the four principal political parties in Spain (PP, PSOE, Ciudadanos and Podemos). Although their behaviour on Twitter is similar, the differences f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Fernández-Rovira, Cristina, Villegas-Simón, Isabel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/55611
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/55611
http://dx.doi.org/10.5565/rev/analisi.3234
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Twitter
Feminism
Spanish politics
Content analysis
Social media
Political discourse
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Sumario:This research analyses feminism-related tweets produced over a period of two months by both a male representative and a female representative of each of the four principal political parties in Spain (PP, PSOE, Ciudadanos and Podemos). Although their behaviour on Twitter is similar, the differences found are more marked by ideology than by gender. A content analysis shows that the parties tend to reinforce their ideological programme on Twitter, which is corroborated as a space for disseminating topics related to feminism, but not as a space for debate. Men tend to publish more than women and on less controversial topics, which allows us to observe the reproduction of patriarchal roles in the net.