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From hashtags such as #Hustling to #QuietQuitting, paid labour is a hotly discussed topic on social media. This paper explores key hashtags on Instagram and TikTok exploring gendered representations of paid labour. Social media is a key space in which young people explore the meaning of work beyond traditional spheres such as politics or trade union activism, and social media is recognized (and perhaps feared) as such. In the current fourth wave of feminism, mediations of work often take on a gendered dimension, such as in the supposedly empowered girlboss (Tran 2022). Under post feminism, this often took the form of ‘having it all’, where women seemingly effortlessly combined full-time work with being a wife and mother. In the popular feminist media environment, we see this myth continued in the #Girlboss and the #CorporateQueen but also encounter disillusionment with the impossibilities of these demands in hashtags such as #LazyGirlJobs. Analysing discourses of work in the context of post feminism and popular feminism, the paper explores the role work plays in constructions of contemporary femininity.
October 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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A reminder of our Writing Group this Wednesday! Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
October 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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MeCCSA 2025 has come and gone but we still have plenty of updates to share about the conference and our network members! Stay tuned for more 👀 #MeCCSA2025
September 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Alexa, play ‘Sheezus’ by Lily Allen🎉 #meccsa2025 @meccsa.bsky.social @meccsa2025.bsky.social
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September 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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We are pleased to be bringing back our Speed Mentoring Event to @meccsa2025.bsky.social Join us to meet and learn from fellow researchers in the field of media, communications and cultural studies! Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
Poster for The MeCCSA Women’s Network Speeding Mentoring Event for any PhDs and ECRs wanting advice on academic careers, networking opportunities and/or tips for professional development. There is a QR code embedded for signing up, or alternatively you can click the link in the post
August 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM