Roots of gender equality: the persistent effect of beguinages on attitudes toward women

Language influences mass opinion toward gender and LGBT equality

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ◽

10.1073/pnas.1908156116 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 116 (34) ◽

pp. 16781-16786 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Margit Tavits ◽

Efrén O. Pérez

Keyword(s):

Gender Roles ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Large Scale ◽

Public Life ◽

Attitudes Toward Women ◽

Traditional Gender Roles ◽

Gender Neutral ◽

Bisexual And Transgender ◽

Current Article ◽

Mass Opinion

To improve gender equality and tolerance toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities, several nations have promoted the use of gender-neutral pronouns and words. Do these linguistic devices actually reduce biases that favor men over women, gays, lesbians, and transgender individuals? The current article explores this question with 3 large-scale experiments in Sweden, which formally incorporated a gender-neutral pronoun into its language alongside established gendered pronouns equivalent to he and she. The evidence shows that compared with masculine pronouns, use of gender-neutral pronouns decreases the mental salience of males. This shift is associated with individuals expressing less bias in favor of traditional gender roles and categories, as reflected in more favorable attitudes toward women and LGBT individuals in public life. Additional analyses reveal similar patterns for feminine pronouns. The influence of both pronouns is more automatic than controlled.

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Gender Equality and Conflicting Attitudes Toward Women in Post-Communist Romania

Human Rights Review ◽

10.1007/s12142-007-0027-1 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 29-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Vlad Oprica

Keyword(s):

Gender Equality ◽

Attitudes Toward Women

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Gender-Equality Concerns and Political Attitudes toward Women in the 2019 Legislative Election: Evidence from Pelalawan

Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik ◽

10.22146/jsp.53324 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 220

Author(s):

Andhik Beni Saputra ◽

Azhari Setiawan ◽

Citra Puspita Febriani

Keyword(s):

Gender Equality ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Attitudes Toward Women ◽

Political Attitude ◽

Voter Behavior ◽

Significant Determinant ◽

Female Candidate ◽

Female Candidates ◽

Members Of Parliament

The presence of women in Indonesian politics remains underrepresented whereas cultural and societal aspects pose critical influence in determining voter behavior toward female candidates. The aim of this article is to examine voter behavior regarding female candidates and the probability for them to be elected as members of parliament. We apply quantitative method by developing three models representing three combinations of predictor variables, (i) socio-demography, (ii) gender- equality concern, and (iii) political attitude towards female candidates as determinants towards female candidate electability. The study took place in Pelalawan Regency in Riau Province, by analyzing 400 respondents with equal numbers of men and women from various socio-economic backgrounds through clustered random sampling method. We tested these hypotheses and our three models by utilizing logistic regression analysis. The result shows that political attitude toward female candidates (Model 3) are the strongest coefficient and most significant determinant for female candidate electability. The study also revealed that female candidate’s electability in Pelalawan Regency is lower than male candidate’s electability among male respondents. On the other hand, female candidate’s electability is higher than male candidate’s electability among female respondents. Moreover, we also found that education determines female candidate’s electability where the more educated an individual is, the more he/she tends to vote for female candidates.

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