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Blair Williams

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Australia
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Covers:  Women in politics; Sexism in politics; media coverage of politics; COVID politics
Lecturer in AusPol. Research examines the gendered media coverage of women in politics. 🏳️‍🌈 @blairwilliams26.bsky.social

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Inside the Toxic Sexist Culture of Australia's Political Bubble - Australian Institute of Interna...

Inside the Toxic Sexist Culture of Australia's Political Bubble - Australian Institute of Interna...

Australia has yet again made international headlines for the toxic sexist culture of its federal parliament. …

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Rupert Murdoch treats women in power differently - here's proof

Rupert Murdoch treats women in power differently - here's proof

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has long dominated the Australian media landscape, wielding great political and cu…

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Rupert Murdoch's Media Empire Wields a Clear Bias Against Women Leaders

Rupert Murdoch's Media Empire Wields a Clear Bias Against Women Leaders

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd's record-breaking petition calling for a royal commission into Australian me…

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There's a big problem with the Murdoch media no one is talking about - how it treats women leader...

There's a big problem with the Murdoch media no one is talking about - how it treats women leader...

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has long dominated the Australian media landscape, wielding great political and cu…

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It's a man's world at the top: gendered media representations of Julia Gillard and Helen Clark

It's a man's world at the top: gendered media representations of Julia Gillard and Helen Clark

ABSTRACT Australia's first woman prime minister, Julia Gillard, experienced widespread sexism and misogyny in…

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There's a big problem with the Murdoch media no one is talking about - how it treats women leader...

There's a big problem with the Murdoch media no one is talking about - how it treats women leader...

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has long dominated the Australian media landscape, wielding great political and cu…

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Why is it misogynistic to call a woman a ‘witch’? Original

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By Blair Williams
| The Conversation Verified
Over recent weeks, the slogan “ditch the witch” has been featured alongside AI-generated photos of Victorian premier Jacinta Allan. She’s depicted in a dusty and distressed witch’s hat, a fake wart on her chin, on billboards and trucks around Melbourne in the lead up to the state election this November. Instead of critiquing her policies or governance, the campaign attacked her gender. The brothel owner who partly funded the campaign says the slogan is not sexist.
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Out online: an analysis of tweets posted to LGBTQIA + Australian politicians during the 2022 federal election

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By Blair Williams, Elise M. Stephenson, Gosia Mikołajczak, Jack Hayes
| Taylor & Francis Online
ABSTRACT Social media has increasingly become crucial for political actors, especially during election campaigns. However, these platforms are not without risks, as they can expose politicians to various forms of harm, including harassment, discrimination, and violence. This study aims to understand the social media harassment of LGBTQIA + candidates during the 2022 Australian federal election campaign.
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Liberals were the party for women – then John Howard came along

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By Blair Williams
| The New Daily Verified
It’s no secret the Liberal Party of Australia has a problem with women. The party has made headlines over the years for its toxic blokey “Big Swinging Dick” culture, underrepresentation of women in the party, and dwindling support from women voters. Yet it hasn’t always been this way. In its early years, the Liberal Party achieved most of the “firsts” for women in Australian politics and, for much of the 20th century, enjoyed more support from women than from men. So what changed?
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