Revisiting the Gender Gap in Political Knowledge

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Jennifer Jerit
Jason Barabas
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[1] Stony Brook University,Department of Political Science, Social and Behavioral Sciences Building
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Political Behavior | 2017年 / 39卷
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Gender gap; Knowledge; Experiment;
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Gender-based differences in political knowledge are pervasive in the United States and abroad. Previous research on the source of these differences has focused on resource differentials or instrumentation, with scholars arguing either that the gender gap is real and intractable, or that it is an artifact of the way the concept is measured. Our study differs from past work by showing that (1) male–female differences in political knowledge persist even when knowledge is measured with recommended practices, but that (2) knowledge gaps can be ameliorated. Across laboratory, survey, and natural experiments, we document how exposure to information diminishes gender-based differences in political knowledge. The provision of facts reduces—and often eliminates—the gender gap in political knowledge on questions covering a range of topics.
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页码:817 / 838
页数:21
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