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Gender Stereotypes and Attitudes Toward Gender Balance in Government

The desire to elect more women to public office is likely to affect a range of political behaviors and may explain the relatively low levels of women's descriptive representation overall. Yet, little is known about the public's view of the ideal gender composition of government. We find that the public expresses a preference for higher levels of women's representation than the country has experienced. Women are more likely than men to express a view, though men and women do not differ in their preferences on the ideal percentage of male officeholders. We examine the role of gender stereotypes and the experience of being represented by women officeholders in shaping support for women's representation.

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Series Title
American Politics Research
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Publisher
United States : sage.,
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Language
English
ISBN/ISSN
1532-673x
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Edition
Volume 37, Number 3, May 2009. pp. 409-428
Subject(s)
Gender Stereotypes
Descriptive Representation
Women Candidates
Gender Stereotypes and Attitudes
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