Item #902
In a gender-blind "resume name swap" survey of a political candidate, there was no significant difference in any metric between peoples' acceptance of the female candidate vs the male candidate.
Topic: PatriarchySource
Citation: Men or Women: Who’s the Better Leader? A Paradox in Public Attitudes, pp. 5-6 Author(s): Taylor, Morin, Cohn, Clark, Wang Institution(s): PEW Research Center Link: http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2008/08/25/men-or-women-whos-the-better-leader/ File(s): http://www.mrarchivist.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/6/gender-leadership.pdf Nation(s): United States Year(s): 2008 Source: Primary Type: SurveyDiscussion
Other Notes:"And when it came to the bottom line, virtually identical proportions of voters said they were very likely to vote for Ann as said they were very likely to vote for Andrew (25% vs. 24%, with identical average ratings of 6.2 on the 1 to 10 “likeliness to vote for” scale)." http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2008/08/25/men-or-women-whos-the-better-leader/