Are men and women contacted differently by electoral campaigns? A cross-national examination of gender gaps
By: Beauregard, Katrine
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BookPublisher: International Political Science Review Description: 46(2), Mar, 2025: p.219-234.Subject(s): Electoral campaign contacts, Party mobilization, Electoral systems, Gender gaps, Women’s representation
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International Political Science ReviewSummary: Although a large literature investigates cross-national differences in party mobilization, little is known about cross-national gender differences in electoral campaign contacts. Using the Comparative Study of Electoral System Module 4, which includes data from 2011 to 2016 and 32 countries, I find gendered patterns in reported contacts across different activities performed by campaigns. I test two potential explanation for these variations: electoral systems and women’s political participation. First, I find that women’s likelihood of reported contacts increases to a greater extent than men’s when electoral systems provide incentives for campaigns to increase their contact rates, decreasing and even reversing gender gaps. Second, I find limited support regarding the impact of the percentage of women in legislatures on gender differences in reported electoral campaign contacts.- Reproduced
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01925121241248450
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | 46(2), Mar, 2025: p.219-234 | Available | AR136529 |
Although a large literature investigates cross-national differences in party mobilization, little is known about cross-national gender differences in electoral campaign contacts. Using the Comparative Study of Electoral System Module 4, which includes data from 2011 to 2016 and 32 countries, I find gendered patterns in reported contacts across different activities performed by campaigns. I test two potential explanation for these variations: electoral systems and women’s political participation. First, I find that women’s likelihood of reported contacts increases to a greater extent than men’s when electoral systems provide incentives for campaigns to increase their contact rates, decreasing and even reversing gender gaps. Second, I find limited support regarding the impact of the percentage of women in legislatures on gender differences in reported electoral campaign contacts.- Reproduced
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01925121241248450
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