Gender, Political Resources, and Expressions of Democratic Evaluations

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ID6409342
AuthorsMichael A Hansen (0000-0001-5116-5751, University of Turku), Agustín Goenaga (0000-0001-8179-310X, Lund University)
Year2024
Volume45
Issue2
Pages230-243
Publication date2024-04-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWomen & Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1554477x.2023.2198052
OpenAlexW4367853980
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited55

Are certain citizens more likely to feel entitled to evaluate the quality of democratic institutions in their country? Previous studies show that women are more likely than men to answer “don’t know” when asked to express their views about the state of democracy. This article analyzes how political knowledge and internal efficacy contribute to such a gender gap in item non-response rates in research on democratic evaluations. Based on an original survey in the United States (N = 1,093), we do not find that respondents’ political knowledge is associated with a higher probability of expressing their views about democracy. However, we do find that this is the case for internal efficacy and that these effects are largely driven by women. These findings suggest that gendered social roles about who is entitled or expected to express their views about democracy lie behind the gender gap in item non-response rates

Democracy · Demographic economics · Economics · Epistemology · Gender gap · Political efficacy · Political science · Politics · Quality (philosophy · Sociology · State (computer science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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