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Backlash by Men against the Socio-Economic and Political Promotion of Women in Europe
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Abstract The gender gap in voting for far-right parties is significant in many European countries. While most studies focus on how men and women differ in their nationalist and populist attitudes, it is unknown how the socio-economic and political promotion of women is associated with the gender gap in far-r... view more
The gender gap in voting for far-right parties is significant in many European countries. While most studies focus on how men and women differ in their nationalist and populist attitudes, it is unknown how the socio-economic and political promotion of women is associated with the gender gap in far-right political orientation. The following paper compares the effect of four different spheres of gender equality on this gender gap. By estimating multilevel logit models for more than 25 European countries and testing the mechanism via a socially conservative attitude toward gendered division of work, I find that the visible field of representation in particular - measured by the share of women in parliament and women on boards - is associated with a gender gap in far-right orientation. This paper contributes to the literature in two important ways: first, it combines policy feedback with cultural backlash theory, enlarging the scope of both theories; second, it demonstrates the importance of gender equality policies for the study of the far-right gender gap.... view less
Keywords
EVS; gender relations; gender-specific factors; gender policy; inequality; political right; Europe; socioeconomic factors; political attitude
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Free Keywords
far-right; gender gap; gender equality; backlash; socially conservative attitudes; policy feedback; multilevel; EVS 2008 (ZA4800); EVS 2017 (ZA7500 v2.0.0)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 1-24
Journal
Social Sciences, 11 (2022) 10
Issue topic
New Directions in Gender Research
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11100428
ISSN
2076-0760
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed