“I’m One of the Boys Too!” Republican Women Craft Masculine Self-Images and Are Disproportionately Rewarded for Doing So

• In Event: Gendered Language and Media

Brief Overview

I apply image analysis on Instagram posts to capture masculine self-presentation using guns as a proxy. Findings suggest that Republican women politicians craft more masculine images and garner disproportionate attention for doing so.

Author

• Nathan Englehart, Washington University in St Louis