Fit for the Role: Gender, Stereotypes, and Willingness to Run in Elections

• In Event: Ambition and Candidate Emergence

Brief Overview

Women are underrepresented in politics. We examine whether changing the perception of the role has the potential to help overcome women’s aversion to entering an election. We examine this question using an experiment with a stereotypical-female task.

Authors

• Richard Logan Fox, Loyola Marymount University

• Jennifer Pate, Loyola Marymount University