Gender Stereotyping Questions Accurately Measure Beliefs About the Traits and Issue Strengths of Women and Men in Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6408939 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mirya R Holman (0000-0001-6648-4122, Tulane University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 90-104 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1554477x.2023.2162285 |
| OpenAlex | W4320007587 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 88 |
The public often believes that men in political office are better at handling some issues or possess specific traits, compared to women. Do individuals reveal their true preferences on surveys that inquire about these political gender stereotypes? This article employs methods that allow researchers to examine true attitudes without pressuring individuals to explicitly reveal sensitive preferences. I use three experiments: a list experiment, a new group-count sensitive measure, and a question-wording experiment employed on the 2016 CES. I find little evidence of reluctance to share true attitudes about gender stereotypes across any of the measures. The results presented help confirm the importance of gender stereotypes in shaping political preferences in American politics today and undergird evidence in prior scholarship on stereotypes.KEYWORDS: Political gender stereotypesmeasurementsocial desirability biassurveysexperimentsgender roles AcknowledgmentsThanks to Erin Cassese, Angie Bos, Kris Kanthack, Caitlin Andrews Lee, Bethany Albertson, and Christina Xydias for their thoughts on project and the Gender and Political Psychology Writing Group for comments. Funds for the research provided by the Newcomb Institute and the Lavin Bernick Grants at Tulane University (approximate cost: $14,000 for data collection, including CCES module purchase and research assistance). Research approved by the Tulane Institutional Review Board (818773-1).Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsMirya R. HolmanMirya R. Holman is an associate professor of political science at Tulane University. She is an expert on gender and politics, local politics, and political behavior. She's published widely in these areas, including her book, Women in Politics in the American City and her co-edited volume Good Reasons to Run. She's authored more than 60 articles published in leading outlets like American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, Perspectives on Politics, Political Behavior, Political Psychology, and Political Analysis. She writes and distributes a weekly mentoring newsletter to academics called Mirya Holman's Aggressive Winning Scholars (MHAWS
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