Gender and Voting in the 1992 Presidential Election

Bendyna, Mary E.; Lake, Celinda

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“…Although the gender gap is small in empirical terms, its existence is established on a wide range of public policy issues (Hurwitz and Smithey 1998). Gender differences in attitudes are found on issues such as voting (Bedyna and Lake 1994; Gilens 1988; Pomper 1975), support of the military (Conover and Sapiro 1993; Shapiro and Mahajan 1986; Smith 1984), crime and punishment (Hurwitz and Smithey 1998), public welfare spending (Mueller 1998; Rhine, Smithey, and Haynes 1994; Stoper 1989; Thomas 1994), and foreign policy preferences (Togeby 1994). Many studies have shown that the gender gap in public opinion is largest and most robust over time with regard to foreign policy and support for the use of force (Brooks and Valentino 2011; Burris 2008; Eichenberg 2003; Feinstein 2017; Lizotte 2019).…”

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Gendered Views in a Feminist State: Swedish Opinions on Crime, Terrorism, and National Security

2020

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Gender differences have been observed regarding many political and social issues, yet we lack comprehensive evidence on differences in perceptions on a wide range of security issues increasingly important to voters: military threats, criminality, and terrorism. Previous research suggests that when women are highly politically mobilized, as they are in Sweden, gender differences in political opinion are large. On the other hand, Swedish politicians have worked hard to reduce gender stereotypical thinking. This prompts the question: Are there gender differences in attitudes on security issues in Sweden, and if so, in what ways do the attitudes differ? This study is based on comprehensive data from focus groups and a large-scale survey. The results show that women were more prone to respond with an “ethic of care,” across security issues. Women were more inclined to understand security problems as structural, explained by macho culture, segregation, and injustice. Women tend to support preventive measures that provide individuals with opportunities to choose “the right path,” such as education and economic investment in deprived areas. When asked about national security, women believe more in diplomacy and dialogue. In general, women are less inclined to support various repressive solutions.

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Gendered Views in a Feminist State: Swedish Opinions on Crime, Terrorism, and National Security

2020

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The Gender Gap in U.S. Presidential Elections: When? Why? Implications?

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Brooks

1998

American Journal of Sociology

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The Personal Characteristics of Candidates in Municipal Elections and Their Effect on Election Results

Bernard¹

2012

Czech Sociological Review

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The article discusses the role of the personal characteristics of candidates in municipal elections as important factors infl uencing the candidates' election success. Voters lacking suffi cient or relevant information about the candidates and their political preferences can use knowledge of the candidates' personal characteristics as specifi c cues or shortcuts in their choice. On the other hand, the candidates' personal characteristics are the private resources they can use to infl uence the chance to getting elected. The article uses a logistic regression to analyse the impact of candidates' personal characteristics on their electoral success in Czech municipal elections. A list of all candidates in the elections was used, including information about their sociodemographic and political characteristics and their election results. First examined is how a candidate's ranking on the list of candidates can depend on his or her personal characteristics. Second, how a candidate's election success can depend on his or her position on the list of candidates and on his or her personal characteristics is analysed. The list of candidates for the 2010 elections was combined with lists of candidates for several previous elections in order to investigate the infl uence of incumbency. The results suggest that incumbency is the dominant independent factor explaining the election success of individual candidates, yet other characteristics, such as sex, education, age or membership in political parties are important as well. In small municipalities, the situation differs in some aspects from that in cities.

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Gender and Voting in the 1992 Presidential Election

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Gendered Views in a Feminist State: Swedish Opinions on Crime, Terrorism, and National Security

Gendered Views in a Feminist State: Swedish Opinions on Crime, Terrorism, and National Security

The Gender Gap in U.S. Presidential Elections: When? Why? Implications?

The Personal Characteristics of Candidates in Municipal Elections and Their Effect on Election Results

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