Cleavage theory meets gender equality: examining party positions in Germany
Stefan Wallaschek,
Monika Verbalyte,
Monika Eigmüller
Abstract:The paper analyses party positions on gender equality policies in Germany. While these policies have been intensively studied in various national contexts and for different parties, less is known to what extent these positions are explained by socio-cultural or socio-economic cleavages. Based on an original party expert survey, conducted in Germany in 2021, we demonstrate that the political space in Germany on gender equality policies is strongly structured along the GAL-TAN divide. We also show that the posit… Show more
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