The Impact of Gendered Policies on Women’s Voting Behavior: Evidence from the 2015 British General Election

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Women Politics & Policy Pub Date : 2022-04-24 DOI:10.1080/1554477X.2022.2068118

A. Sanders

引用次数: 2

Abstract

ABSTRACT Political parties often seek to appeal to women voters through policy pledges. However, little is known about how – or whether – these policies influence women’s voting behavior. Drawing on focus groups conducted with women voters, I explore how women perceive, experience, and negotiate gendered policies in their voting behavior using the 2015 British General Election as a case study. Overall, I find that “class-based” economic policies pertaining to the sexual division of labor matter to women voters, whereas policies seeking to tackle discrimination against women (“gender status” policies) are comparatively less salient. Crucially, attitudes toward class-based policies differ by life-stage. Taken together, I argue that studies on gender and vote choice should devote greater attention to the electoral context in addition to socioeconomic factors.

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性别政策对女性投票行为的影响:来自2015年英国大选的证据

政党经常通过政策承诺来吸引女性选民。然而，人们对这些政策如何或是否会影响女性的投票行为知之甚少。通过与女性选民进行的焦点小组讨论，我以2015年英国大选为例，探讨了女性在投票行为中如何感知、体验和协商性别政策。总的来说，我发现与性别分工有关的“基于阶级的”经济政策对女性选民很重要，而寻求解决对妇女歧视的政策(“性别地位”政策)相对来说不那么突出。至关重要的是，对基于阶级的政策的态度因人生阶段而异。综上所述，我认为性别和投票选择的研究除了社会经济因素外，还应该更多地关注选举背景。

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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.