Prejudice, Information, and the Vote for Women in Personalized PR Systems: Evidence from Brazil

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Women Politics & Policy Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI:10.1080/1554477X.2021.1946312

F. Pereira

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Personalized proportional representation systems elect fewer women than other systems. This paper uses individual-level survey data and leverages state-level variation in campaign expenditures and number of candidates to assess three main explanations for the phenomenon. The first proposes that voters become less likely to elect women because men are more visible, since they have more access to campaign resources. The second proposes that voters rely on prejudice against women in complex electoral environments. The third explanation argues that the presence of co-partisan competition allows voters to substitute men for women. The evidence at the individual-level in Brazil supports the three perspectives, while the analyses at the district-level provide support for the co-partisan substitution hypothesis. The findings present new evidence that features of electoral systems interact with voters’ perceptions in ways that affect the electoral chances of women candidates.

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偏见、信息和个性化公关系统中的女性投票:来自巴西的证据

个性化比例代表制比其他制度选出的女性要少。本文使用个人层面的调查数据，并利用各州在竞选支出和候选人数量上的差异来评估这一现象的三种主要解释。第一种观点认为，选民不太可能投票给女性，因为男性更显眼，因为他们有更多的竞选资源。第二种观点认为，在复杂的选举环境中，选民依赖于对女性的偏见。第三种解释认为，两党竞争的存在使得选民可以用男性代替女性。巴西个人层面的证据支持这三种观点，而地区层面的分析则支持共同党派替代假说。这些发现提供了新的证据，表明选举制度的特点与选民的看法相互作用，从而影响女性候选人的选举机会。

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Journal of Women Politics & Policy Multiple-

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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.