A Comparative Approach to Explaining Gender Disparities in Asian American and Asian Canadian Politics

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ID6354375
AuthorsFan Lu (0000-0001-7852-3432, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume20
Issue3
Pages757-761
Publication date2024-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitics & Gender (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1743-923X • E-ISSN: 1743-9248
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1743923x2400028x
OpenAlexW4402991834
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited11

In 2020, Asian Americans were the least descriptively represented at all levels of elected office compared to whites, Blacks, and Latinos (Sedique, Bhojwani, and Lee 2020). In this context, Asian women lagged behind Asian men in holding local-level positions, yet they surpassed Asian men in holding federal and statewide offices, and they led 81% of state- and local-level Asian civil rights organizations (AAPI Power Fund 2020; Reflective Democracy Campaign 2021). Do gender disparities in Asian American political representation arise because Asian women are less likely to run for office than Asian men, or because they are less likely to win elections? Do these disparities vary across levels of office? And are they unique to Asian Americans

Asian americans · Asian studies · China · Ethnic group · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law

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