The Gender Gap and the Costs of Voting: A Comparative Analysis of National Elections in Five Countries

• In Event: Gender in Action: Building Peace, Stabilizing Institutions, Democratic Engagement

Brief Overview

Are the costs of voting (C) equal for men and women? Using MEDW comparative data, we show that there is a large and consistent gender gap in C. This gap holds for each country and is robust to changes in the specification of the models.

Authors

• Andrés Santana, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

• Susana Aguilar, Universidad Complutense de Madrid