Sport as a Pathway to Political Office and its Gendered Effects
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DOI: 10.1080/00344893.2024.2373162
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper finds that a background in competitive, organised sports is common among those active in electoral politics. Unique data collected through surveys of federal election candidates and local party association presidents together with… read more here.
Keywords: gendered effects; political office; party; office gendered ... See more keywords
The Underappreciated Loss of Political Office
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DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2019.1617995
Abstract: Abstract The experience of politicians leaving elected office is under-researched. This paper examines the experience of leaving political office drawing on empirical research in the United Kingdom with 30 elected politicians, including 20 who had… read more here.
Keywords: office; underappreciated loss; loss political; political office ... See more keywords
Essential Work Is Gender Segregated: This Shapes the Gendered Representation of Essential Workers in Political Office
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DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12850
Abstract: Objective: To understand how gender structures the occupations of essential workers and which essential workers serve in political office. Methods: We first use population-level data by gender and occupation to examine the gender segregation of… read more here.
Keywords: representation essential; essential workers; gender; political office ... See more keywords