Opposition to Women Political Leaders: Gender Bias and Stereotypes of Politicians Among Japanese Voters

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Women Politics & Policy Pub Date : 2023-02-24 DOI:10.1080/1554477X.2023.2174365

Yuya Endo, Yoshikuni Ono

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Women are extremely underrepresented in Japanese political life. One possible reason for this is that voters are biased against women. Compared to American voters, to what extent are Japanese voters opposed to women political leaders? What kinds of stereotypes do they have about women politicians? To answer these questions and probe the external validity of American studies on this topic, we conducted a survey that elicits respondents’ attitudes toward women political leaders. First, our list experiment outcomes revealed that approximately 10% of Japanese, and 20% of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) supporters, oppose a woman becoming prime minister. Second, we also identified respondents’ gender stereotypes by asking them directly about their impressions of politicians, which revealed that Japanese voters have strong stereotypes for men and women politicians regarding their policy areas of expertise and personal characteristics. These stereotypes are strongest among men and older voters as well as voters who support the LDP. Our findings have broad implications for the literature on gender and politics beyond the study of Japanese politics.

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反对女性政治领袖:日本选民对政治人物的性别偏见与刻板印象

摘要女性在日本政治生活中的代表性极低。其中一个可能的原因是选民对女性有偏见。与美国选民相比，日本选民在多大程度上反对女性政治领袖？他们对女性政治家有什么样的刻板印象？为了回答这些问题，并探究美国在这一主题上的研究的外部有效性，我们进行了一项调查，调查了受访者对女性政治领导人的态度。首先，我们的列表实验结果显示，大约10%的日本人和20%的自民党支持者反对女性担任首相。其次，我们还通过直接询问受访者对政治家的印象来确定他们的性别刻板印象，这表明日本选民对男性和女性政治家在其政策专业领域和个人特征方面有强烈的刻板印象。这些刻板印象在男性和老年选民以及支持自民党的选民中最为强烈。我们的发现对日本政治研究之外的性别和政治文献有着广泛的意义。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Women, Politics & Policy explores women and their roles in the political process as well as key policy issues that impact women''s lives. Articles cover a range of tops about political processes from voters to leaders in interest groups and political parties, and office holders in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government (including the increasingly relevant international bodies such as the European Union and World Trade Organization). They also examine the impact of public policies on women''s lives in areas such as tax and budget issues, poverty reduction and income security, education and employment, care giving, and health and human rights — including violence, safety, and reproductive rights — among many others. This multidisciplinary, international journal presents the work of social scientists — including political scientists, sociologists, economists, and public policy specialists — who study the world through a gendered lens and uncover how gender functions in the political and policy arenas. Throughout, the journal places a special emphasis on the intersection of gender, race/ethnicity, class, and other dimensions of women''s experiences.