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“Hillary Clinton is the Only Man in the Obama Administration”: Dual Character, Concepts, Generics and Gender

This article tells about the remark in 2010 about Hilary Clinton as the “only man in the Obama administration.” It states that the speaker managed to derogate both the male members of the administration by deeming them not to be men, and Hillary Clinton by deeming her to be a man, and thus not really …

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‘Get a life, ladies. Your old one is not coming back’: ageing, ageism and the lifespan of female celebrity

This chapter explores the various forms that the ‘cougar’, the mature and sophisticated woman who dates younger men, takes in television and film in the new millennium, contrasting fictional representations with ‘real’ celebrity cougars currently ill the media spotlight. It also examines Cougar Town, the ABC sitcom launched in September 2009, starring Courteney Cox as …

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Nasaan si Nanay?: A Phenomenological Analysis of Household-Level Disaster Risk Management in Pama Sawata, Caloocan City, Philippines.

Considering the subjectivity of the Philippines into different number of calamities, the distribution of vulnerabilities among men and women remains unequal. Although men and women are equipped with different skills and capabilities, women are still deemed vulnerable with regards to environmental disasters. The upheaval of this phenomenon can be attributed to the absence of gender …

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