Gender and the Policy Priorities of Canadian City Councilors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6409495 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Royce Koop (0000-0001-5701-6888, University of Manitoba, corresponding author), Laura Conrad (University of Calgary) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 176-187 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-03 |
| 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.2021.1842675 |
| OpenAlex | W3117496993 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 39 |
This research note addresses whether women representatives tend to hold differing policy priorities than men by analyzing the policy concerns of municipal councilors elected in Canadian cities. We use data from an original dataset derived from a survey of sitting Canadian councilors conducted in 2014. Following the existing literature, we hypothesize that female councilors are more likely than male councilors to prioritize “non-traditional” policy domains. We find that women are more likely than men to prioritize three non-traditional policy domains: arts and culture, the environment, and social services. These differences are confirmed for social services and the environment in a multivariate analysis with control variables. Our findings confirm that female elected officials in Canadian local government systemically differ from men in their policy concerns, and provide further substantiation that increased numbers of women in elected office may accordingly shift the policy concerns of local governments as wholes
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |