The Dynamics of the partisan gender cap
By: BOX-STEFFENSMEIER, Janet M.; DE BOEF, Suzanna; LIN, Tse-Min
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ArticlePublisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, August 2004American Political Science Review 98, 3, p. 515-528Abstract: Gender differences in vote choice, opinion, and party identification have become a common feature of the american political landscape. We examine the nature and causes of gender differences in partisanship using a time series approach. We show that gender differences are pervasive - existing outside of the context of specific elections or issues - and that they are a product of the interaction of societal conditions and politics. We find that from 1979 to 2000, the partisan gender gap has grown when the political climate moved in a conservative direction, the economy deteriorated, and the percentage of economically vulnerable, single women increased. The gender gap is likely to be a continual feature of the american political landscape: one that shapes everything from elite political behavior to election outcomes.
Gender differences in vote choice, opinion, and party identification have become a common feature of the american political landscape. We examine the nature and causes of gender differences in partisanship using a time series approach. We show that gender differences are pervasive - existing outside of the context of specific elections or issues - and that they are a product of the interaction of societal conditions and politics. We find that from 1979 to 2000, the partisan gender gap has grown when the political climate moved in a conservative direction, the economy deteriorated, and the percentage of economically vulnerable, single women increased. The gender gap is likely to be a continual feature of the american political landscape: one that shapes everything from elite political behavior to election outcomes.
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