In Advanced Democracies With Progressive Gender Equality, Women Still Know Less Poitics Than Men

indpndnt · 2014-01-02T13:48:44+00:00

There was a Norwegian documentary, "Brainwash: The Gender Paradox" that might help shed some light on this.

In the documentary, the question was asked as to why countries with more progressive equality standards saw women engage more, not less, in "stereotypical" professions. The conclusion reached/hypothesized was that in the progressive countries (which tended to also be wealthier) allowed women more freedom to pursue what they really wanted to do. In poorer countries, survival dictated that you couldn't be picking whatever job you wanted, but rather the job you need.

This is the part of the documentary that explains that, which I have basically just repeated above.

Sparkz12 · 2014-01-02T13:54:17+00:00

News coverage is heavily weighted toward male sources

Oh, what a surprise, it is all men's fault! Damn you Patriarchy!

AlphaWookie · 2014-01-02T11:13:50+00:00

"Whatever the reasons, our research shows that globally in the 21st century those who are most likely to be knowledgeable about politics and current affairs are older men in advanced industrial nations," Curran concludes.

TheRealPariah · 2014-01-02T18:58:21+00:00

and are more likely to vote.

indpndnt · 2014-01-02T19:12:22+00:00

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Title	In Advanced Democracies With Progressive Gender Equality, Women Still Know Less Poitics Than Men
Author	AlphaWookie
Upvotes	12
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Date	January 2, 2014 11:13 AM UTC (12 years ago)
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