The Shifting Role of Gender in Politics: Representation, Retention, and Public Perception

Project name in Czech
The Shifting Role of Gender in Politics: Representation, Retention, and Public Perception
Annotation in Czech
This project focuses on the changing politics of gender amidst growing polarization. The aim is twofold: 1) to identify the mechanisms behind politicization of gender-related issues and trace their integration into political beliefs, party strategies, and public opinion, and 2) to gain a better understanding of women politicians’ experiences, and particularly the factors behind their decisions to (dis)continue their careers. Despite the growing research on polarization, we still know relatively little about how political conflict emerges over issues, such as gender, that were previously uncontested. Furthermore, while the extant literature examines women’s political representations and barriers to entry, less is known about women’s experiences once they hold political office. This project addresses these knowledge gaps. Several methods will be used to collect data, including interviews, survey experiments, and elite surveys. The project makes conceptual and empirical contributions to the literature on the role of gender perceptions in political behavior and institutional dynamics.

R&D category
ZV - Basic research
OECD FORD - main branch
50601 - Political science
OECD FORD - secondary branch
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OECD FORD - another secondary branch
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CEP - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
AD - Political sciences

Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP26-GA0-GA-R
Data delivery date
May 7, 2026

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