Backlash or Progressive Mobilization? Voter Reactions to Perceived Trajectories of Women’s Representation

Author:

Breyer Magdalena12ORCID

Affiliation:

1. University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

2. Associated Researcher at the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Abstract

Existing research on the effects of women’s descriptive representation on citizens’ attitudes has mainly investigated potential positive effects, namely on political engagement or the legitimacy of outcomes. However, trends in representation have rarely been theorized as potential causes of resentment among women. While a male backlash to increasing representation has been theorized, this article argues that women may also be discontent with their trajectory of representation, if they perceive it as stagnating. Using a survey experiment fielded in Germany, the results show that a stagnating representation trajectory mobilizes women to vote for a progressive party, the German Greens. In contrast, the paper demonstrates that men do not lash back against women’s increasing representation, even if they realize that this means a lower standing for themselves. This article contributes to research on political behavior by highlighting that discontent with persisting inequality is a mobilizing factor for progressive parties.

Funder

Swiss National Science Foundation

University of Zurich

Publisher

SAGE Publications

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