The Gender Gap and the Changing Woman Voter in Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6299249 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lynda Erickson (Simon Fraser University), B O''Neill (0000-0003-0721-619X, University of Manitoba), Brenda O''Neill, Brenda O'Neill (Department of Political Studies, University of Manitoba, 371 University College, Winnipeg, mb, Canada r3t 2m8.) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 373-392 |
| Publication date | 2002-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192512102023004003 |
| OpenAlex | W2143973134 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 25 |
The realignment thesis on gender voting in postindustrial societies argues that traditional voting patterns, where women compared to men were more supportive of center-right parties, are being replaced by a modern gender gap, where women are more likely than men to support parties of the left. Although this transformation is said to be driven by both structural and cultural factors, findings suggest value changes are the more important element. This article explores the realignment thesis in the Canadian context where realignment has been complicated by a multi-party system, brokerage politics, and differences between Quebec and the rest of Canada. Voting patterns from 1965 to 1997 suggest women's realignment from right to left has not been straightforward. However, in the 1990s we find more indication of a modern gender gap in Canada outside Quebec and findings that support the value thesis. In Quebec, gender differences did not conform to the modern gender gap model and overall, variability across elections in the pattern and correlates of gender voting illustrate the contingent character of this phenomenon
Context (archaeology · Demographic economics · Economics · Gender gap · Geography · Phenomenon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Post-industrial society · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Voting Behaviour in Canada
Le comportement électoral des Québécoises
Where women stand
The Generational Value Divide and the Changing Context of Public Policy Making
Regional Heterogeneity and Policy Preferences in Canada
The Gender Gap in Voting Revisited
North Korean women defectors in South Korea and their political participation
Public Sector Growth
The Chilean turnout gender gap
Social Change and Women’s Left Vote. The Role of Employment, Education, and Marriage in the Gender Vote Gap
Gender, voting and Christian Democratic parties
When gender does not matter in the success of a female leader
The Political Gender Gap in Afghanistan
Where Do Female Conservatives Stand? A Cross-National Analysis of the Issue Positions and Ideological Placement of Female Right-Wing Candidates
Women's Representation in Canadian Municipalities
Who Controls the Purse Strings? A Longitudinal Study of Gender and Donations in Canadian Politics
Gender and LGBT Affinity
Do Women Politicians Know More about Women’s Policy Preferences? Evidence from Canada
Network Diversity and Vote Choice
Sex isn’t Gender
From Gender Gap to Gender Gaps
Gender and Political Party Leadership in Canada
Explaining The Gender Gap in Support for the New Right
Voting Behaviour among the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Electorate
Demographic Divides in Canadian Voting, 1945–2023
Beyond the Gender Gap
Birds of a Feather? Citizenship Norms, Group Identity, and Political Participation in Western Canada
Intersectionality and Gendered Political Behaviour in a Multicultural Canada
The Spouse in the House
Permissive electoral systems and descriptive representation
Latin American Attitudes toward Women in Politics
The political role of women.
Sex as a Political Variable
Letting the People Decide
Gender Politics
Culture Shift in Advanced Industrial Society
Political Change in Britain
Political Change in Britain
Electoral Change in Advanced Industrial Democracies
Rebuilding Canadian Party Politics
Voters Begin to Choose
Feminism and religiosity
The Variable Gender Basis of Electoral Politics
Explaining the Gender Gap in U.S. Presidential Elections, 1980-1992
The Influence of Group Identifications on Political Perception and Evaluation
Feminists and the Gender Gap
The Developmental Theory of the Gender Gap
Gender, Postmaterialism, and Feminism in Comparative Perspective
Economic Man—Social Woman
The Party Agenda Model
A Simple Difference of Opinion? Religious Beliefs and Gender Gaps in Public Opinion in Canada
Gender and Support for Reagan
The Changing Politics of American Men
| Unique citing works | 31 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,41 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |