What's 'childless' got to do with it? Graham, Melissa and Rich, Stephanie 2012, What's 'childless' got to do with it?. Edited by Kelly, Peter, Deakin University, Alfred Deakin Research Institute, Geelong, Vic.. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads graham-whatschildless-2012.pdf Published version application/pdf 2.39MB 240 Title What's 'childless' got to do with it? Alternative title Working Paper Series Two no. 36 : What's 'childless' got to do with it? Author(s) Graham, Melissa orcid.org/0000-0002-0927-0002 Rich, Stephanie Editor(s) Kelly, Peter Publication date 2012 Series Working Papers, Series Two Total pages 9 Publisher Deakin University, Alfred Deakin Research Institute Place of Publication Geelong, Vic. Keyword(s) childfee choice -- Australia -- social aspects childlessness -- Australia -- social aspects reproductive rights women in mass media Summary Childlessness is increasing in Australia and has resulted in an upsurge of media commentary on the lives of childless women, This paper investigates the use of the label 'childless' in the Australian print media by drawing meaning and understanding from these representations within the context of pronatalist ideologies. Our analysis suggests that childless(ness) is used as an irrelevant descriptor and as a discreditable attribute, which fudher serves to perpetuate negative othering stereotypes of childless women. This is particularly exemplified through the representation of Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard by the print media. This analysis highlights the continued positioning of women in regards to their reproductive status. ISBN 9781921745355 ISSN 1837-7440 1837-7432 Language eng Field of Research 200104 Media Studies Socio Economic Objective 950204 The Media HERDC Research category A6 Research report/technical paper Copyright notice ©2012, Alfred Deakin Research lnstitute, Deakin University Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30050099 Document type: Book Collections: Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 17 Jan 2013, 11:06:25 EST Tue, 22 Jan 2013, 10:13:37 EST Tue, 22 Jan 2013, 10:17:16 EST Tue, 22 Jan 2013, 10:18:35 EST Wed, 07 May 2014, 09:23:06 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 20:20:15 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:38:37 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:22:13 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 409 Abstract Views, 241 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 17 Jan 2013, 11:06:13 EST by Jane Moschetti