Where are the women of 'Time'? Women and the 'Person of the Year' covers for 'Time' magazine.

摘要

Through a content analysis of Time magazine's "Person of the Year" issue, formerly titled "Man of the Year," this thesis examines how the news magazine has reevaluated and revised the once gender suggestive title to a more inclusive title in correlation to the portrayal of women featured on the covers from both past and present. This thesis also provides background on the feminist theory in order to put into perspective the professional and intellectual growth of women throughout the decades. The supporting literature contextualizes the findings with reference to other mainstream magazines and the portrayal of women versus men featured on the covers. Findings support that the dominant ideology of white wealthy men is a consistent pattern throughout the covers. It also concludes that Time's change in its title designation from "Man of the Year" to "Person of the Year" was largely symbolic and reflects no departure from the magazine's 83-year history of this annual issue.