This study is an attempt to identify the ways in which SW are represented in electronic
media outlets in Saudi Arabia by examining a selected corpus of Saudi media coverage,
chronologically linked to International Woman’s Day 2016. In other words, it aims to
reveal how such social actors are represented in a large, modern society, by its members
themselves. Also, it aims to identify the ideologies behind these representations of SW in
the material being investigated. To achieve the goals of this study, the following ques-
tions are addressed:
(1) From a CDA perspective, how are Saudi women are represened in Saudi local
newspapes and magazines?
(2) What are the ideologies behind these representations?
