Revisiting the impact of modernization on support for women politicians: the role of women’s political empowerment

Neundorf, A. and Shorrocks, R. (2022) Revisiting the impact of modernization on support for women politicians: the role of women’s political empowerment. Comparative Political Studies, 55(8), pp. 1298-1331. (doi: 10.1177/00104140211066214)

Abstract

We examine the role of societal modernization and women’s political empowerment in generating support for women politicians amongst citizens. Using a global analysis of 116 countries with a new dataset of micro- and macro-level longitudinal data, we show that societal modernization and women’s political empowerment only have positive effects on support for women in politics when the other is also present. For citizens who experienced either societal modernization or women’s political empowerment, but not both, we do not see this positive relationship. Crucially, these patterns hold when analyzing the current social and political context, as well as the context experienced by citizens during their formative years. We argue that both social and political change are required to develop supportive attitudes towards women in politics.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: Funding: The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ES/N012127/1).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Neundorf, Professor Anja
• Authors: Neundorf, A., and Shorrocks, R.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics
• Journal Name: Comparative Political Studies
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• ISSN: 0010-4140
• ISSN (Online): 1552-3829
• Published Online: 28 December 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Comparative Political Studies 55(8): 1298-1331
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
172740		Secondary Data Analysis Application with University of Nottingham	Inaki Sagarzazu	Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)	ES/N012127/1	S&PS - Politics