Stereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: The Case of Poland

The aim of this study is to find out whether women in Polish politics are perceived through the prism of gender stereotypes. We conducted a two-stage empirical study (N=447) to investigate the kinds of qualities that young voters attribute to politicians in the context of gender stereotypes. Our fin...

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Autores principales:	Turska-Kawa Agnieszka, Olszanecka-Marmola Agata
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Publicado:	Sciendo 2018
Materias:	women in politics gender stereotypes female politicians politics poland Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3218e4f52a6b4e8594b5d0aba07daef12021-12-02T19:04:29ZStereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: The Case of Poland1801-342210.2478/pce-2018-0016https://doaj.org/article/3218e4f52a6b4e8594b5d0aba07daef12018-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2018-0016https://doaj.org/toc/1801-3422The aim of this study is to find out whether women in Polish politics are perceived through the prism of gender stereotypes. We conducted a two-stage empirical study (N=447) to investigate the kinds of qualities that young voters attribute to politicians in the context of gender stereotypes. Our findings correlated with a pattern of research that shows that female politicians are typically associated with “female issues” and seen in terms of stereotypically feminine traits. The results of our survey showed gender solidarity, with female and male participants generally responding more positively to politicians of the same gender. There were also significant differences based on respondents’ interest in politics; people interested in politics were, for example, significantly less likely to ascribe qualities related to political ability and self-composure to women. Finally, ideological identifications did not modify perceptions of female politicians but people who identified as right-wing more often viewed male politicians as politically capable, diligent, likeable and go-getters.Turska-Kawa AgnieszkaOlszanecka-Marmola AgataSciendoarticlewomen in politicsgender stereotypesfemale politicianspoliticspolandPolitical scienceJCSENSKPolitics in Central Europe, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 7-30 (2018)
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description	The aim of this study is to find out whether women in Polish politics are perceived through the prism of gender stereotypes. We conducted a two-stage empirical study (N=447) to investigate the kinds of qualities that young voters attribute to politicians in the context of gender stereotypes. Our findings correlated with a pattern of research that shows that female politicians are typically associated with “female issues” and seen in terms of stereotypically feminine traits. The results of our survey showed gender solidarity, with female and male participants generally responding more positively to politicians of the same gender. There were also significant differences based on respondents’ interest in politics; people interested in politics were, for example, significantly less likely to ascribe qualities related to political ability and self-composure to women. Finally, ideological identifications did not modify perceptions of female politicians but people who identified as right-wing more often viewed male politicians as politically capable, diligent, likeable and go-getters.
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title	Stereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: The Case of Poland
title_short	Stereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: The Case of Poland
title_full	Stereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: The Case of Poland
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Stereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: The Case of Poland

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