The Way She Moves
Political Repositioning and Gender Stereotypes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6435262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maurits J Meijers (0000-0001-8034-1910, Radboud University Nijmegen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 72-85 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Experimental Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2052-2630 • E-ISSN: 2052-2649 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/xps.2024.4 |
| OpenAlex | W4395453620 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 38 |
Research on policy shifts has found that repositioning can be costly as it affects candidates’ perceived honesty, reliability, and competence. It remains unclear, however, whether a politician’s gender affects perceptions of repositioning. Research on gender stereotypes has found that while male politicians are viewed as more competent, decisive, and displaying strong leadership, female politicians are believed to be more honest. Applying expectancy-violation theory, I test the hypothesis that the reputational cost of repositioning is more pronounced for female politicians in a preregistered survey experiment fielded on a large convenience sample in Flanders, Belgium ( n = 6,957). I find that while frequent repositioning is evaluated negatively, the negative effect of repositioning is not more pronounced for female candidates than for male candidates on most outcome measures
Competence (human resources · Expectancy theory · Honesty · Perception · Political science · Politics · Test (biology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Politics and Representation · Psychology · Social Psychology
Convenience Samples in Political Science Experiments
Case Study Research
Patterns of democracy
Forming impressions from stereotypes, traits, and behaviors
Women, War, and Winning Elections
Who stereotypes female candidates? Identifying individual differences in feminine stereotype reliance
Developing Standards for Post-Hoc Weighting in Population-Based Survey Experiments
The gendered nature of stereotypes about climate change opinion groups
Playing the Woman Card
Shattered expectations
The Way She Moves
Brand Dilution and the Breakdown of Political Parties in Latin America
Flip-Flopping and Electoral Concerns
Helping or Hurting? How Governing as a Junior Coalition Partner Influences Electoral Outcomes
Gender Quotas and ‘Women-Friendly’ Candidate Selection
The Associative Dimension of Issue Ownership
Insecurity and Self-Esteem
The Impact of Gender Stereotypes on Voting for Women Candidates by Level and Type of Office
Stereotypes, Who to Blame? Exploring Individual-Level Determinants of Flemish Voters’ Political Gender Stereotypes
Gender Stereotypes, Candidate Evaluations, and Voting for Women Candidates
Political Gender Stereotypes in a List-PR System with a High Share of Women MPs
Gender as a Factor in the Attribution of Leadership Traits
Emotional, Sensitive, and Unfit for Office? Gender Stereotype Activation and Support Female Candidates
The Impact of Gender Stereotyped Evaluations on Support for Women Candidates
Party and Gender Stereotypes in Campaign Attacks
When is Changing Policy Positions Costly for Politicians? Experimental Evidence
Worth Weighting? How to Think About and Use Weights in Survey Experiments
The times they are a‐changin
How voters' perceptions of junior coalition partners depend on the prime minister's position
Gender Stereotypes and the Perception of Male and Female Candidates
Separating the Shirkers from the Workers? Making Sure Respondents Pay Attention on Self‐Administered Surveys
The Electoral Implications of Coalition Policy Making
Appraisals of a consistent versus a similar politician
It Takes a Survey
When do stereotypes come to mind and when do they color judgment? A goal-based theoretical framework for stereotype activation and application
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |