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This article is about the academic discipline. For the journal, see Politics & Gender.

Gender and politics, also called gender in politics, is a field of study in

interdisciplinary field, drawing not just from political science and gender studies but also related fields such as feminist political thought, and peoples' gendered treatment is commonly seen as intersectionally linked to their entire social identity
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History

Scholars interested in the relationship between gender and politics published studies on the topic as early as the 1960s and 1970s, and by the mid-2000s the topic had fully become a subfield of political science,[1] with dedicated publishing venues and conferences.[2]

Scope and context

Overview

The study of gender and politics is concerned with how peoples' gender structures their participation in and experience of political events, and how political institutions are encoded with gendered ideas.

modern conceptions of gender.[4] The study of gender and politics overlaps with the study of how other components of peoples' social identities interact with their political participation and experiences, with researchers particularly emphasizing that the interaction of gender and politics is intersectional and dependent on factors like peoples' race, class, and gender expression.[3]

The study of gender and politics may also be referred to as "gender in politics",[5] and is closely related to the study of "women and politics" or "women in politics", which may also be used synecdochically to refer to the connection between gender and politics.[6]

Women and politics

Countries by share of women in parliament

A central concern in the study of gender and politics is the patriarchal exclusion of women from politics, which is a common but not universal theme historically and across cultures.[3] As the involvement of women in public affairs increased across many societies during the 20th and 21st centuries, academic attention was also increasingly focused on the changing role of women in politics. For example, a common topic in the study of gender and politics is the participation of women as politicians, voters, and activists in a particular country.[7][8] Since that participation exists in some political context, many scholars of gender and politics also study the political mechanisms that either enable or suppress women's participation in politics; women's social participation may increase or decrease as a result of political institutions, government policies, or social events.[9][10] Another common topic of study is the impact on women of particular social policies, such as debates over women's rights,[11] reproductive rights,[12] women in government quotas,[13] and policies on violence against women.[14]

Gender and politics researchers have also analyzed the position of women in the discipline of political science, which has mirrored the broader societal trend of increasing inclusion and participation of women beginning in the second half of the 20th century.[3][15]

Works and institutions

Gender and politics is the focus of the journals Politics & Gender[16] and the European Journal of Politics and Gender. Gender and politics is also the title of a book series, Gender and Politics, which launched in 2012 and published dozens of volumes over the next several years.[4]

There are a number of institutes and centers devoted to the study of gender and politics. The Center for American Women and Politics in the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University is dedicated to the study of women's political participation in the United States.[17] Other examples include the Women & Politics Institute at American University, which seeks "to close the gender gap in political leadership" by providing relevant academic training to young women,[18] and the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston which has a similar mandate.[19]

See also

References

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  3. ^ a b c d e Karen Celis; Johanna Kantola; Georgina Waylen; S. Laurel Weldon (March 2013). "Introduction: Gender and Politics: A Gendered World, a Gendered Discipline". In Karen Celis; Johanna Kantola; Georgina Waylen; S. Laurel Weldon (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics. Oxford University Press.
  4. ^ a b "Gender and Politics". Palgrave Macmillan. 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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  6. ISBN 978-0195368819
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  7. ISBN 978-1442254756
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  9. ^ Naples, Nancy A. (April 26, 2017). "Introduction to the special issue: Women, gender and politics: An international overview". Social Sciences. 5 (2): 1.
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  11. ISBN 0691048576
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  12. ^ Mottier, Véronique (March 2013). "Introduction: Gender and Politics: A Gendered World, a Gendered Discipline". In Karen Celis; Johanna Kantola; Georgina Waylen; S. Laurel Weldon (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics. Oxford University Press.
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  16. ^ "Politics & Gender". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  17. ^ "About CAWP: Mission". Center for American Women and Politics. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Mission & Purpose". Women & Politics Institute at American University. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy". Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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