Chicks Who Tweet: Gender and Patterns of Issue Attention on Twitter

• In Event: Political Communication in Campaigns

Brief Overview

We examine the Twitter behavior for all candidates running for the U.S. House from 2012 to 2022 and show that female candidates are more likely to discuss issues than their male counterparts.

Authors

• Heather Kristen Evans, University of Virginia’s College at Wise

• Jennifer Hayes Clark, University of Houston