Gender bias in candidate turnover

A longitudinal analysis of legislative elections in Flanders/Belgium (1987–2019)

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6314565
AutoresGertjan Muyters (0000-0001-5186-9169, KU Leuven, autor correspondente), Gert-Jan Put (0000-0003-2931-4962, University of Namur), Bart Maddens (0000-0001-6935-2571, KU Leuven)
Ano2022
Volume28
Fascículo6
Páginas1058-1068
Data de publicação2022-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoParty Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/13540688211038238
OpenAlexW3192705105
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas44

A higher candidate turnover among women may be one of the reasons why quota rules seldom succeed in attaining full legislative parity. This proposition is tested on the basis of a longitudinal analysis of 11,678 candidates for legislative elections during the period 1987–2019 in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is shown that male candidates have shorter careers than women, contrary to expectations. The duration of the career as a candidate depends on the electoral performance, but only for men. In the long run, the introduction of a strict quota rule prolongs the candidate careers of both men and women, but the effect for women is much stronger. This finding contradicts the allegation that quota lead to an influx of unmotivated women candidates with a high turnover

Allegation · Demographic economics · Economics · Flemish · Geography · Legislature · Political science · Turnover · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Politics and Representation · Law