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Women in politics in Angola: their mediatic presence and representation in the 2022 elections
Center for Citizenship and Human Rights, Catholic University of Angola; Jean Piaget Institute, Benguela, Angola.
Dalarna University, School of Language, Literatures and Learning, Portuguese. Scanteam, Jean Piaget Institute, Benguela, Angola.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8079-5197
2025 (English)In: Angola after dos Santos: An anthology on continuity and change / [ed] V. Bye, P. Inglês, A. Orre, J. Pearce, R. Soares de Oliveira, Luanda, Angola: Christian Michelsens Institute, Bergen, Oslo , 2025, 1st, p. 305-326Chapter in book (Refereed)
Sustainable development
SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Abstract [en]

Angolan society is attested to have high gender inequality as measured by the most recent Global Gender Gap Index and the gender gap in the political sphere is particularly wide. Under President João Lourenço some public policy measures have been launched to address this gap and in his political discourses he has underscored the role of women, evidenced by the increase in the number of women in key positions in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches. Against this backdrop, this empirical study sets out to analyze the presence of and the representation of Angolan women in the mediatic public debate before, during and after the 2022 elections and is based on data from 24 media channels that were monitored by a group of twenty young Angolans over a 12-month period. Methodologically, the study relies on a combination of thematic and discourse analyses and a mix of quantitative and qualitative approaches. The results show that women in mediatic discourses, appear more frequently in cultural spheres than in economic and political spheres. The Angolan women who appear in the political sphere, are predominantly representatives of the Angolan elite. In the economic sphere, Angolan women are close to invisible. Moreover, results demonstrate that the representation of Angolan women in media are either objectified, represented as caregivers or as passive subjects, reflecting limitations in their presence in public space and reinforcing stereotypes about their role in society and politics.

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A sociedade angolana tem uma elevada desigualdade entre homens e mulheres, de acordo com o mais recente Global Gender Gap Index, e a diferença entre homens e mulheres na esfera política é particularmente acentuada. Durante o mandato do Presidente João Lourenço, foram lançadas algumas medidas de política pública para colmatar esta lacuna e, nos seus discursos políticos, salientou-se o papel da mulher, evidenciado pelo aumento do número de mulheres em posições-chave nos poderes executivo, judicial e legislativo. Com este pano de fundo, este estudo empírico tem como objetivo analisar a presença e a representação das mulheres angolanas no debate público mediático antes, durante e após as eleições de 2022 e baseia-se em dados de 24 canais mediáticos que foram monitorizados por um grupo de vinte jovens angolanos durante um período de 12 meses. Metodologicamente, o estudo baseia-se numa combinação de análises temáticas e discursivas e numa mistura de abordagens quantitativas e qualitativas. Os resultados mostram que as mulheres, nos discursos mediáticos, aparecem mais frequentemente na esfera cultural do que nas esferas económicas e políticas. As mulheres angolanas que aparecem na esfera política são predominantemente representantes da elite angolana. Na esfera económica, as mulheres angolanas são quase invisíveis. Além disso, os resultados demonstram que as representações das mulheres angolanas no média são objectificadas, representadas como cuidadoras ou como sujeitos passivos, reflectindo limitações na sua presença no espaço público e reforçando estereótipos sobre o seu papel na sociedade e na política

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Luanda, Angola: Christian Michelsens Institute, Bergen, Oslo , 2025, 1st. p. 305-326
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Political Science
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Forskargrupp/Seminariegrupp, Näringsliv och samhälle
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-50751ISBN: 978-82-8062-859-6 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-50751DiVA, id: diva2:1997670
Available from: 2025-09-13 Created: 2025-09-13 Last updated: 2025-10-09Bibliographically approved

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