The Sexual Politics of the Voice
March 31, 2009 by ithinkthereforeib
As we were reading “Female Rulers and Their Consorts” I mentioned to you that one example of women leaders becoming social males was that of Margaret Thatcher and her lowered voice. You can find more information about her and about the importance of voice pitch in politics here:
Margaret Thatcher’s Vocal Changes
Male and Female Voices in Politics
Bibliography
Blok, Anton. “Female Rulers and Their Consorts”. Honour and Violence. Polity Press, 2001. 210-231.
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I agree with the last part of the Male and Female Voices in Politics, about how woman should find their own voice. I disagree with the fact that a woman should change her voice into a masculine one in order to obtain power. As a female country ruler can have a voice that some may find disturbing, so can any male or female president have an appearance that is not at all atractive. They can also have a fatal voice. I think that part from accepting people is to understand that everyone has things that make one’s self and this means that some/most females will have a high pitch voice. The best way to be a good ruler is to show that one has the power in one’s self to be this good ruler, and by changing a voice tone into what some may want to listen to, one is proving one self incapable of standing for his/her own self. I would have liked to read something supporting women’s high pitch voice, even if it meant an article written by a woman herself.
wow- si se nota, at first i didnt notice it, but then :O her voice really does change… obviously this extends beyong politics- business and other social-related jobs, im saying this cuz i saw a woman today trying to look very business-like or sumthing and her way of dressing was like a man’s, her hair was 2 and her voice had a really low pitch