Explaining Backlash
Social Hierarchy and Men’s Rejection of Women’s Rights Reforms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12426556 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lindsay J Benstead (0000-0003-2459-5857, Portland State University , Portland, USA), Ragnhild Louise Muriaas (0000-0001-7741-711X, University of Bergen, corresponding author), Vibeke Wang (0000-0002-4352-2381, Chr. Michelsen Institute) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 496-524 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1072-4745 • E-ISSN: 1468-2893 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/sp/jxac037 |
| OpenAlex | W4308524146 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 42 |
Governments promote gender-sensitive policies, yet little is known about why reform campaigns evoke backlash. Drawing on social position theory, we test whether marginalized (women’s organizations) or intrusive (Western donors) messengers cause resistance across public rights (quotas) and private rights (land reform). Using a framing experiment implemented among 1,704 Malawians, we find that females’ attitudes are unaffected by campaigns, while backlash occurs among patrilineal and matrilineal males. Backlash among men is more common for sensitive private rights (land reform) than public rights (quotas) and Western donors than women’s organizations, suggesting complex effects generally more consistent with the intrusiveness hypothesis
Backlash · Economics · Framing (construction · Geography · Hierarchy · Intrusiveness · Political science · Position (finance · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Psychology · Law · Social Psychology
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Between Feminism and Islam
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External Status, Legitimacy, and Compliance in Male and Female Groups
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |