Stereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: The Case of Poland
The aim of this study is to find out whether women in Polish politics are perceived through the prism of gender stereotypes. We conducted a two-stage empirical study (N=447) to investigate the kinds of qualities that young voters attribute to politicians in the context of gender stereotypes. Our fin...
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| author | Turska-Kawa Agnieszka Olszanecka-Marmola Agata |
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| description | The aim of this study is to find out whether women in Polish politics are perceived through the prism of gender stereotypes. We conducted a two-stage empirical study (N=447) to investigate the kinds of qualities that young voters attribute to politicians in the context of gender stereotypes. Our findings correlated with a pattern of research that shows that female politicians are typically associated with “female issues” and seen in terms of stereotypically feminine traits. The results of our survey showed gender solidarity, with female and male participants generally responding more positively to politicians of the same gender. There were also significant differences based on respondents’ interest in politics; people interested in politics were, for example, significantly less likely to ascribe qualities related to political ability and self-composure to women. Finally, ideological identifications did not modify perceptions of female politicians but people who identified as right-wing more often viewed male politicians as politically capable, diligent, likeable and go-getters. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3218e4f52a6b4e8594b5d0aba07daef12022-12-21T23:09:34ZcesSciendoPolitics in Central Europe1801-34222018-12-0114373010.2478/pce-2018-0016pce-2018-0016Stereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: The Case of PolandTurska-Kawa Agnieszka0Olszanecka-Marmola Agata1associate professor and deputy director of the Institute of Political Science and Journalism at the University of Silesia in Katowice/Polandresearch assistant and PhD candidate in political science at the Institute of Political Science and Journalism at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.The aim of this study is to find out whether women in Polish politics are perceived through the prism of gender stereotypes. We conducted a two-stage empirical study (N=447) to investigate the kinds of qualities that young voters attribute to politicians in the context of gender stereotypes. Our findings correlated with a pattern of research that shows that female politicians are typically associated with “female issues” and seen in terms of stereotypically feminine traits. The results of our survey showed gender solidarity, with female and male participants generally responding more positively to politicians of the same gender. There were also significant differences based on respondents’ interest in politics; people interested in politics were, for example, significantly less likely to ascribe qualities related to political ability and self-composure to women. Finally, ideological identifications did not modify perceptions of female politicians but people who identified as right-wing more often viewed male politicians as politically capable, diligent, likeable and go-getters.https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2018-0016women in politicsgender stereotypesfemale politicianspoliticspoland |
| spellingShingle | Turska-Kawa Agnieszka Olszanecka-Marmola Agata Stereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: The Case of Poland Politics in Central Europe women in politics gender stereotypes female politicians politics poland |
| title | Stereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: The Case of Poland |
| title_full | Stereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: The Case of Poland |
| title_fullStr | Stereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: The Case of Poland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: The Case of Poland |
| title_short | Stereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: The Case of Poland |
| title_sort | stereotypes determining perceptions of female politicians the case of poland |
| topic | women in politics gender stereotypes female politicians politics poland |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2018-0016 |
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