In sum, the findings from my dissertation suggest that women’s lower levels of nascent political ambition relative to men’s can be understood as a response to what it entails to engage in politics (as a woman).
I look forward to continuing my research within this important agenda 🌱
These findings suggest that other mechanisms than increased identification based on more shared identities must be driving any role model effects when they do occur.
A third study focuses on women politicians’ role model effects depending on additional shared identities. I find that women politicians have the same role model effects, regardless of additional shared racial and partisan identity.
Another study shows that exposure to online harassment of politicians has a negative effect on citizens’ perceptions of running for office, and women are discouraged *significantly* more than men.
I studied this among youth party members, who are central in the recruitment pipeline.
One study shows that young Danish women have an expectation that is is more difficult to run for office as a woman than it is as a man. This expectation most often discourages the young women, before they even get to the starting line of a candidacy.
On Friday, I defended my PhD thesis. It was such a pleasure and an honor to discuss my work with Leonie Huddy, @jennpiscopo.bsky.social, and Lasse Laustsen.
My work examines women’s ambition to run for office and findings highlight how the political environment discourages women from politics. 🧵👇
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COVID beyond left and right 🦠
@m-b-petersen.bsky.social & @louisehalberg.bsky.social examine the divide in #COVID19 attitudes using surveys from 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇸🇪🇩🇰🇩🇪🇭🇺🇫🇷 & 🇮🇹 across left and right wing voters to determine how important system trust is in shaping cleavages.
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🚨 Talking about harassment in politics hurts your political career.
Yes, even in 🇸🇪. And, yes, for both women & men.
Here’s what me and @sandrahkansson.bsky.social found in our Political Behavior paper using both experimental and descriptive approaches: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 👇
Happy for the opportunity to write a blog piece about my latest research with @m-b-petersen.bsky.social 🙌
Happy to see our work out soon! @m-b-petersen.bsky.social summarizes key findings below 👇
I’m calling it. The emerging consensus of the women/gender and politics field is that women are in fact smart to avoid running for elected office. Let’s pack it up. #ECPG2024