Glass Half Full or Half Empty? How Optimism about Women’s Representation in Elected Office Affects Political Attitudes and Efficacy

• In Event: Gender Differences: Yes, No, Maybe So?

Brief Overview

Leveraging a survey experiment in the 2018 CCES, we examine how optimism about the trajectory of women’s presence in elected office in the United States affects individual-level political efficacy, interest, and knowledge.

Authors

• Kathleen Dolan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• Patrick Willi Kraft, University of Wisconsin-MIlwaukee