What’s Her Job?” Agentic Women, Sexism, and the Consequences for Political Candidate Emergence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6409042 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip Chen (0000-0003-3479-3662, University of Denver, corresponding author), Melanee Thomas (0000-0002-3912-3855, University of Calgary), Tania Gosselin, Allison Harell (0000-0002-5099-0044) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-91 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-02 |
| 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.2024.2359140 |
| OpenAlex | W4399969606 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 80 |
Agentic women are frequently stereotyped negatively in politics. While public opinion suggests higher levels of egalitarian gender attitudes toward women in politics, these analyses miss important variations in explicit sexism. Using a survey experiment in the Canadian multi-party context, we show that for those reporting high levels of explicit sexism, agentic women are, as potential candidates, disadvantaged compared to similarly agentic men. Given the uneven distribution of sexist attitudes among partisans, these results suggest that gender representation differences between parties can be traced both to party recruitment strategies and the political behavior of party members
Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |