Political and Economic Gender Inequalities in Capitalist Polyarchies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21081694 |
|---|---|
| Authors | ULLA SKOVGAARD JENSEN (Yale University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 265-282 |
| Publication date | 1983-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Political Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4130 • E-ISSN: 1475-6765 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1983.tb00062.x |
| OpenAlex | W2165634659 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
This paper develops two indicators of gender inequality: for political gender inequality, percent female members in the legislature; for economic gender inequality, male/female wage ratios. Nineteen capitalist polyarchies are compared with respect to these indicators. The comparison reveals substantial cross‐national differences in politico‐economic gender inequality. Possible reasons for the observed cross‐national differences in politico‐economic gender inequality are discussed, and the suggested explanatory variables are evaluated through multiple regression analysis. The findings suggest an answer to the question of why capitalist polyarchies differ in the extent of their politico‐economic gender inequalities. The answer consists of an assertion of a spill‐over from high female labour market participation to relatively gender‐neutral political and economic indicators. Within the economic sphere the spill‐over is facilitated by the strength of socialist parties. In politics, however, political institutions interfere with the asserted spill‐over. Electoral systems constitute different institutional barriers: as a consequence of their different modes of operation, female access to the legislatures becomes efficiently blocked in plurality systems, whereas proportional representation allows the spill‐over to occur
Assertion · Demographic economics · Economic inequality · Economics · Gender inequality · Inequality · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Gender Politics and Representation · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1991 - 1996 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |