Date of Award
4-2011
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Patrick Donnay
Abstract
Gender stereotypes can increase the negative perception of female candidates during an election. This can decrease a female politician's chances of running for office and/or being elected to office. When these stereotypes are attached to female candidates, it can cause bias against them which then effects voting behavior among both men and women voters. Many of these stereotypes include looking at the typical personality traits as well as the perception of competency when dealing with social, economic and foreign policy issues. How do gender stereotypes present bias against women? Using data from the American National Election Study I assess the impact of gender stereotypes on female candidates for Congress in the 2008 election. Preliminary results suggest that gender stereotypes are playing a diminishing role in contemporary elections in the United States.
Recommended Citation
Stinedurf, Samantha, "Gender Stereotypes in the American Electoral Process" (2011). Political Science Theses and Capstones. 95.
https://pines.bemidjistate.edu/capstone-polisci/95
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