New Frontiers in Gender and Political Economy

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

Session Description

The five papers on this panel interrogate novel questions in gender politics from political economy perspectives. Three papers explore gendered divisions in international economic preferences and behavior. Kleinberg asks whether women are more likely than men to support economically nationalist policies, arguing that women should be inclined to back protectionist and isolationist policies, but not “offensive” policies that weaken or antagonize other states. Obermeier, relatedly, considers why women increasingly support international economic integration, tying this to extreme nationalist parties’ disproportionate alienation of female voters. Ahmed shifts focus to political elites, highlighting how the gender of USAID bureaucrats has powerful effects on the focus of U.S. foreign aid. The remaining two papers evaluate gendered dimensions of economic flux. Bush and Clayton research compensation programs meant to mute the impact of climate-related economic transitions, arguing that such policies narrow the gender gap in support for climate action. Clark, Khoban, and Zucker study the political effects of decline in gender-imbalanced industries, contending that disproportionate losses of male jobs prompt shifts to the right in the voting intentions of both men and women. These papers contribute to our understanding of gendered responses to changing economic and political circumstances.

Sub Unit

• Division 6: Political Economy

Individual Presentations

• Representation in International Development: Evidence from USAID Missions - Faisal Z. Ahmed, Wellesley College

• How Compensation Shapes Gender Differences in Support for Climate Action - Sarah S. Bush, University of Pennsylvania; Amanda Clayton, UC Berkeley

• Breadwinner Backlash: The Gendered Effects of Industrial Decline - Richard Clark, University of Notre Dame; Noah Zucker, Princeton University

• A Gender Divide in Economic Nationalism? Evidence from Current US Public Opinion - Katja B. Kleinberg, SUNY, Binghamton University

• Extremism and the Gender Gap: Explaining Women’s Increasing Internationalism - Nina Obermeier, King's College London

Chair

• Dawn L. Teele Johns Hopkins University

Discussants

• Faisal Z. Ahmed Wellesley College

• Katja B. Kleinberg SUNY, Binghamton University