The power of Women in Indonesian political election as a study of Critical Discourse Analysis
Vidya Mandarani

Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo

Abstract

This study analyzed the news related to the women representation in political election. This study used the theory of critical discourse analysis from Sara Mills to know the media bias in coverage of women and to display a particular actor as a subject, which defines a particular event
or group in political events in Indonesia especially in East Java. This study used content analysis in qualitative research design. The data is the news of Jakarta Post E-paper with the title challenges, opportunities for new women leader. The findings revealed there is women powerfullness, women powerlessness and gender position in political election. The result represented the woman as a person who has the same effort to compete in political contest. This study is expected to contribute to the strength analysis of a media in lifting women into winners in political elections.

Keywords: Discourse analysis, Women, Political Election

Topic: Linguistic