Gender and politics: the relevance of gender on judgements about the merit of candidates and the fairness of quotas
Drawing on the conceptualization of meritocracy as an illusion, we argue that perceptions of merit and fairness of sex quotas in politics are influenced by gender ideology, specifically gender symbolical asymmetry, which equates men with individuals and the universal reference of 'person',...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2017
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| Online Access: | https://ciencia.iscte-iul.pt/id/ci-pub-13431 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/14575 |