TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparing gender, institutions and political behavior
T2 - Toward an integrated theoretical framework
AU - Kittilson, Miki
PY - 2010/3/1
Y1 - 2010/3/1
N2 - Integrating the behavioral and institutional approaches to comparative politics will provide a more comprehensive theoretical framework for understanding why differences in political engagement among men and women vary cross-nationally and cross-temporally. This essay advances the argument that gender-related policies and institutions are not only outcomes in the political process, but also exert powerful influence over citizens' interests, values, and perceptions of politics. This policy feedback loop has implications for a wide array of political attitudes and activitiesfrom political interest to running for elected office. Specifically, the adoption and expansion of national policies on issues such as equal wages, childcare provision, paid maternity leave, and violence against women carry important messages to the electorate: Issues that disproportionately affect women, long considered private, have become important national policy choices.
AB - Integrating the behavioral and institutional approaches to comparative politics will provide a more comprehensive theoretical framework for understanding why differences in political engagement among men and women vary cross-nationally and cross-temporally. This essay advances the argument that gender-related policies and institutions are not only outcomes in the political process, but also exert powerful influence over citizens' interests, values, and perceptions of politics. This policy feedback loop has implications for a wide array of political attitudes and activitiesfrom political interest to running for elected office. Specifically, the adoption and expansion of national policies on issues such as equal wages, childcare provision, paid maternity leave, and violence against women carry important messages to the electorate: Issues that disproportionately affect women, long considered private, have become important national policy choices.
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U2 - 10.1017/S1537592709992799
DO - 10.1017/S1537592709992799
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77951457514
SN - 1537-5927
VL - 8
SP - 217
EP - 222
JO - Perspectives on Politics
JF - Perspectives on Politics
IS - 1
ER -