Gendered obstacles and opportunities for women seeking positions of prime minister and president: the case of Yulia Tymoshenko of Ukraine, 1999-2010

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dc.contributor.authorSereda, Anatasia J. N.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorWilliams, Carol
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-20T21:35:18Z
dc.date.available2019-06-20T21:35:18Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is a case study of Yulia Tymoshenko, who was twice prime minister of Ukraine in 2005 and from 2007-2010 yet failed to achieve the position of president in 2010. Due to her political achievements and her inability to reach the highest position of power in Ukraine, Tymoshenko presents an interesting case study. I begin with Nirmal Puwar’s (2004) discussion of women politicians as "space invaders" and analyze how societal understandings of gender intertwine with assumptions about spatial barriers. By analyzing Tymoshenko's biographical information, including her personal details and political background as well as media representations of Tymoshenko in the English-language press, I seek to understand the gendered aspects of Tymoshenko's political career and how gender has affected her access to the prime ministership and the presidency. The conclusions offer insight into strategies women leaders use to access positions of leadership, while also performing their gender normativity.en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5426
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0453en_US
dc.proquest.subject0615en_US
dc.proquest.subject0733en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of Women and Gender Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Women and Gender Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectTymoshenko, I︠U︡lii︠a︡, 1960- -- Political activity -- Ukraine -- Case studiesen_US
dc.subjectWomen -- Political activity -- Ukraineen_US
dc.subjectPolitical leadership -- Ukraineen_US
dc.subjectUkraine -- Politics and government -- 1991-en_US
dc.subjectPower (Social sciences)en_US
dc.subjectWomen politicians -- Ukraineen_US
dc.subjectWomen prime ministers -- Ukraineen_US
dc.subjectWomen presidential candidates -- Ukraineen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.subjectgenderen_US
dc.subjectleadershipen_US
dc.subjectpoliticsen_US
dc.subjectUkraineen_US
dc.subjectwomenen_US
dc.titleGendered obstacles and opportunities for women seeking positions of prime minister and president: the case of Yulia Tymoshenko of Ukraine, 1999-2010en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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