Women and Public Policy Program Seminar Series

Uncovering the Origins of the Gender Gap in Political Ambition: Early Life Experiences, Political socialization, and Candidate Emergence with Jennifer Lawless


Listen Later

Research on women’s candidate emergence identifies a substantial gender gap in political ambition that is well established by the time women and men enter the professions from which political candidates ten to emerge. More specifically, women are one-third less likely than men—even when they are matched professionally, educationally, and politically—ever to have considered running for office. Yet no empirical research has examined thoroughly the origins of the gender gap in political ambition or the relationship between early socialization and interest in running for office. Based on a new national survey of 4,000 high school and college students, we identify the initial causes of the gender gap in political ambition, which is a prerequisite to closing it. Ultimately, our results speak to the gender dynamics of powerful socializing agents, and allow for an assessment of the likelihood that our political institutions will reach gender parity. Speaker: Jennifer Lawless, Associate Professor, Department of Government, American University
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Women and Public Policy Program Seminar SeriesBy Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School

  • 4
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4

4

7 ratings


More shows like Women and Public Policy Program Seminar Series

View all
The HBR Channel by Harvard Business Review

The HBR Channel

180 Listeners

HBR IdeaCast by Harvard Business Review

HBR IdeaCast

159 Listeners

PolicyCast by Harvard Kennedy School

PolicyCast

80 Listeners

Shorenstein Center Media and Politics Podcast by Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy

Shorenstein Center Media and Politics Podcast

20 Listeners

The Harvard EdCast by Harvard Graduate School of Education

The Harvard EdCast

87 Listeners

The Davis Center at Harvard University by The Davis Center

The Davis Center at Harvard University

4 Listeners

Harvard Center for International Development by Harvard Center for International Development

Harvard Center for International Development

20 Listeners

The Mittal Institute, Harvard University by The Mittal Institute, Harvard University

The Mittal Institute, Harvard University

3 Listeners

Harvard Art Museums by Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Art Museums

7 Listeners

Convergence by Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program

Convergence

20 Listeners