Translating the Personal into the Political: Sexual Harassment, Gender Discrimination and Candidate Evaluation

• In Event: Candidate Evaluations

Brief Overview

How can the #MeToo movement or the issue of sexual harassment affect electoral outcomes? In this paper, we consider the conditions that should obtain in order for personal experiences to affect one’s evaluation of political candidates.

Authors

• Iris Siu Wai Hui, Stanford University

• Bruce E. Cain, Stanford