The Gender Continuum? Femininity, Masculinity, and Vote Choice in a Comparative Perspective

• In Event: Voter Behavior and Preferences at the Intersection of Race and Gender

Brief Overview

When candidates deviate from gendered norms, does it influence voters? I conduct the first cross-national conjoint experiment to examine how a candidate’s expressed level of femininity/masculinity affects their electability.

Author

• Kostanca Dhima, Texas A & M University-College Station