The Gender Gap in Perceptions of Supreme Court Legitimacy

• In Event: Court Legitimacy

Brief Overview

We show that one’s identification as a man or a woman predicts their diffuse support for the Court from 2012-2018. We test various theories explaining reduced support for the Court among women based on recent data from the Cooperative Election Study.

Authors

• Christopher Newell Krewson, Brigham Young University-Provo

• Jean Reith Schroedel, Claremont Graduate University