Tough Enough for the Job? How Masculinity Predicts Recruitment of City Council Members
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6180228 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Oliver (0000-0002-6404-2723, Towson University, corresponding author), Meredith Conroy (0000-0003-4006-2612, California State University, San Bernardino) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1094-1122 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Politics Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-673X • E-ISSN: 1552-3373 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1532673x17729719 |
| OpenAlex | W2752582374 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 45 |
Does an individual’s gender help to explain if he or she is more or less likely to be recruited to run for political office? While the effects of sex differences on the candidate emergence process have been studied extensively, the influence of masculinity and femininity is less understood. To uncover if gender influences whether an individual is recruited to run for political office, this article relies on data from an original survey of a nationally representative sample of city council members, with the primary independent variable, individuals’ self-identified masculinity, measured by the Personal Attributes Questionnaire (PAQ). Results show that those who identify as more masculine, whether male or female, are more likely to be recruited to run for elected office. This effect holds for a variety of types of recruitment, such as political elites and women’s organizations. The findings add an important dimension to the supply-side explanations for women’s underrepresentation
Femininity · Masculinity · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Survey data collection · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
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| Citations per year | 3,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |