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Gender quotas and public demand for increasing women's representation in politics: an analysis of 28 European countries
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Abstract Female representation in political decision-making positions is now a salient issue in public discussions throughout Europe. Understanding public attitudes towards a more balanced gender distribution in politics remains limited, however. Using a 2017 Eurobarometer, we focus on cross-national differe... mehr
Female representation in political decision-making positions is now a salient issue in public discussions throughout Europe. Understanding public attitudes towards a more balanced gender distribution in politics remains limited, however. Using a 2017 Eurobarometer, we focus on cross-national differences in public support for increased female participation in politics to address this limitation. Building on the policy feedbacks literature, we stress the role of gender quotas. We argue that quotas - as legislative devices usually adopted through elite-driven initiatives - stimulate support for stronger female representation. Ensuing debates on quotas raise individual awareness about the underrepresentation of women - informational effect - and, once adopted, give a clear signal that persistent gender imbalance is a social problem to be redressed - normative effect. Our empirical analysis supports this argument. Citizens in countries with gender quotas display stronger support for increased female participation in politics.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Eurobarometer; Gender; Quote; Frauenanteil; Frau; Politikerin; öffentliche Meinung; Entscheidungsträger; Geschlechterverteilung; politische Partizipation
Klassifikation
Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
political representation; Europe; Eurobarometer 87.4 (2017) (ZA6924 v1.0.0)
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 351-370
Zeitschriftentitel
European Political Science Review, 13 (2021) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773921000126
ISSN
1755-7747
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)