Sex-B(i)ased List Promotion: The Effect of Previous Electoral Performance

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.2021.1955234

Caroline Slegten, Bruno Heyndels

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Party leaders, acting as gatekeepers, have a direct impact on politicians’ careers. The fact that this leadership is often male has been identified as a source of discrimination against female candidates. We analyze such sex-biased party politics in formation of party lists. Recently, candidates’ list ranking in (semi-) open list systems has been shown to depend on their electoral performance) in the previous election. Using electoral data from the 2006 and 2012 local elections in Flanders we study whether and to what extent such a reward system is sex neutral. We find the party leadership in the semi-open list system to reward (punish) male and female candidates with equal electoral performance differently. Female candidates’ list ranking in 2012 is more sensitive to their electoral performance than that of male candidates. Importantly, the sex of the local party leader and party ideology, are found to affect the sex differences in electoral remuneration.

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基于性别B（i）的名单晋升：以往选举表现的影响

政党领导人作为看门人，对政治家的职业生涯有着直接的影响。这种领导往往是男性的事实被认为是歧视女性候选人的一个根源。我们分析这种性别偏见的政党政治，形成政党名单。最近，候选人在(半)公开名单系统中的排名已被证明取决于他们在上届选举中的选举表现。利用2006年和2012年佛兰德斯地方选举的选举数据，我们研究了这种奖励制度是否以及在多大程度上是性别中立的。我们发现，在半公开名单制度下，党的领导层对选举表现平等的男女候选人进行了不同的奖励(惩罚)。2012年女性候选人的排名对她们的选举表现比男性候选人更敏感。重要的是，地方政党领导人的性别和政党的意识形态，被发现影响选举报酬的性别差异。

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Journal of Women Politics & Policy Multiple-

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1.80

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9.10%

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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.