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This final chapter reviews the major findings of this study and also contemplates on their potential long-term and indirect consequences. I suggest that the negative consequences of the media’s use of gendered language in presidential elections extend far beyond the candidate whose image is feminized. I argue that consequences influence our general perceptions of women, their capacity for leadership, and their representation in our government. These contemplations remain theoretical because I lack adequate data to assess my ruminations; however, my speculations are driven by the observations from the data analysis, herein.
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Conroy, M. (2015). The Difference Women Make? The Difference Femininity Makes. In: Masculinity, Media, and the American Presidency. The Evolving American Presidency Series. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-45645-8_7
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