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Replication Data for: Backlash or Progressive Mobilization? Voter Reactions to Perceived Trajectories of Women's Representation

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Title Replication Data for: Backlash or Progressive Mobilization? Voter Reactions to Perceived Trajectories of Women's Representation
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/5AWTXE
 
Creator Breyer, Magdalena
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description 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.
 
Subject Social Sciences
 
Date 2024-01-15
 
Contributor Breyer, Magdalena