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The Gender Gap in Radical Right Voting: Explaining differences in the Netherlands

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Men and women differ in their level of radical right votes in most European countries. This research, a cross sectional survey study amoung 1125 Dutch respondents, examines both structural and attitudinal explanations for a difference between male and female voting patterns in the Netherlands. The differences in structural backgrounds, being self-employed, and the importance one attaches to its religion all appear to be factors that close the gender gap in radical right voting. Attitudinal explanations seemed to explain a large part of the variance in voting behavior for both sexes. Comparative analyses showed that the effect of both structural and attitudinal explanations had a higher explanatory power for males than they have for females.

Source: Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University)

Authors: Simon de Bruijn, Mark Veenbrink

Language: English

Topic: Populism, Right-Wing Movements

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Gender equality, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1616244057

FWCI: 1.593

Cites: 17

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10