SHARING IS CARING: Women of Color California State Legislators Take to Facebook During COVID-19 Lockdowns as a Form of Constituent Services

Erik Hanson; Michael Strawbridge; Nadia E. Brown; Natalie Masuoka

doi:10.4324/9781003267904-37

SHARING IS CARING: Women of Color California State Legislators Take to Facebook During COVID-19 Lockdowns as a Form of Constituent Services

Erik Hanson
, Michael Strawbridge
, Nadia E. Brown
, Natalie Masuoka

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COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on communities of color and women who, because of gendered socialization, serve as caregivers. In this chapter, we seek to examine how women of color California state legislators represented constituents who faced the brunt of the economic, educational, social, and health-related challenges of the pandemic. Using an original data set of Facebook posts from state legislators, we conduct a qualitative text analysis of posts and compare how minority women legislators choose to frame governmental response to COVID and the types of concerns they most emphasize for their constituents. Our research examines how women of color represent disadvantaged communities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Routledge Companion to Gender and Covid-19
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	373-383
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003861317
ISBN (Print)	9781032213347
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003267904-37
State	Published - Jan 1 2024

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