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Entering the men’s domain? Gender and portfolio allocation in European governments
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Abstract While all government portfolios used to be the purview of men exclusively, more and more women are selected to sit around the cabinet table. But under which circumstances do women get appointed to different ministerial portfolios? This article, proposes a theoretical framework to consider how party ... mehr
While all government portfolios used to be the purview of men exclusively, more and more women are selected to sit around the cabinet table. But under which circumstances do women get appointed to different ministerial portfolios? This article, proposes a theoretical framework to consider how party leaders’ attitudes and motivations influence the allocation of portfolios to male and female ministers. These propositions are tested empirically by bringing together data on 7,005 cabinet appointments across 29 European countries from the late 1980s until 2014. Considering the key partisan dynamics of the ministerial selection process, it is found that women are significantly less likely to be appointed to the ‘core’ offices of state, and ‘masculine’ and ‘neutral’ policy areas. However, these gender differences are moderated by the ideology of the party that allocates them. Women are more likely to be appointed to ‘masculine’ portfolios when a party's voters have more progressive gender attitudes. This theoretical framework and analysis enhances our understanding of women's access to the government, which has important implications for how ministers are selected, as well as how women are represented in the most powerful policy‐making positions in Europe.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Regierungsbildung; Politikerin; Geschlecht; Minister; Führungskraft; Führungsposition; Frau; Regressionsanalyse; Europa
Klassifikation
Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
executives; gender; government formation; portfolio allocation; women in politics; Seki-Williams Government and Ministers Data; Chapel Hill Expert Survey (CHES); Comparative Manifestos Project (CMP); European Values Study (EVS) 2015
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2019
Seitenangabe
S. 631-655
Zeitschriftentitel
European Journal of Political Research, 58 (2019) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12305
ISSN
1475-6765
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)