Gender and policy persuasion

Are policy arguments more or less persuasive when they are made by female politicians? Using a diverse sample of American respondents, we conduct a survey experiment which randomly varies the gender associated with two co-partisan candidates across four policy debates. We find strong effects conting...

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Published in:Political science research and methods 2021-10, Vol.9 (4), p.818-831
Main Authors: Anderson-Nilsson, Georgia, Clayton, Amanda
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Birth control
Debates
Elections
Gender
Gender differences
Original Article
Partisanship
Persuasion
Political campaigns
Political leadership
Political parties
Polls & surveys
Reproductive rights
Respondents
Stereotypes
Women and politics
Womens health
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Debates
Elections
Gender
Gender differences
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Partisanship
Persuasion
Political campaigns
Political leadership
Political parties
Polls & surveys
Reproductive rights
Respondents
Stereotypes
Women and politics
Womens health
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