Sex Segregation As Policy Problem: A Gendered Policy Paradox, Elizabeth Sharrow
Jan 2019
Sex Segregation As Policy Problem: A Gendered Policy Paradox, Elizabeth Sharrow
Elizabeth Sharrow
2017 marked the forty-fifth anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a sex non-discrimination policy which remade American education and athletics. Has Title IX fulfilled its promise to end discriminatory and disparate treatment of women in educational institutions? This article places policy in conversation with scholarly debate over tackling persistent sex and gender inequalities, illustrating that the athletic policy sphere sits at the center of both addressing and reproducing sexism. It examines the under-appreciated complexity of sex equity politics and suggests the need to question how well public policy addresses inequalities. It argues that we are losing …
Family Ties? The Limits Of Fathering Daughters On Congressional Behavior, Mia Costa, Jill Greenlee, Tatishe Nteta, Jesse H. Rhodes, Elizabeth Sharrow
Dec 2018
Family Ties? The Limits Of Fathering Daughters On Congressional Behavior, Mia Costa, Jill Greenlee, Tatishe Nteta, Jesse H. Rhodes, Elizabeth Sharrow
Elizabeth Sharrow
Scholars have long suggested that familial life can affect political behavior, and more recently, have found that fathering daughters leads men to adopt more liberal positions on gender equality policies. However, few have focused on the impact of fathering a daughter on congressional behavior, particularly in an era of heightened partisan polarization. Using an original dataset of familial information, we examine whether fathering a daughter influences male legislators’ 1) roll call and cosponsorship support for women’s issues in the 110th – 114th Congresses and 2) cosponsorship of bills introduced by female legislators in the 110th Congress. We find that once …
Burying The Hatchet? Elite Influence And White Opinion On The Washington Redskins Controversy, Tatishe Nteta, Elizabeth Sharrow, Melinda Tarsi
Dec 2017
Burying The Hatchet? Elite Influence And White Opinion On The Washington Redskins Controversy, Tatishe Nteta, Elizabeth Sharrow, Melinda Tarsi
Elizabeth Sharrow
Objective:
Is the opinion of white Americans regarding the continued use of the Washington Redskins’ team name influenced by their exposure to elite rhetoric that supports a team name change and views the team's name as offensive?
Methods:
In order to explore the potential for elite opinion leadership on white opinion, this article employs a survey experiment embedded in the 2014 Cooperative Congressional Election Study in which respondents were randomly exposed to a message attributed to either Senator Harry Reid (a Democrat), Senator John McCain (a Republican), or NBC Sports broadcaster Bob Costas that details their opposition to the team's …
Gender Policy Feedback: Perceptions Of Sex Equity, Title Ix, And Political Mobilization Among College Athletes, James Druckman, Jacob Rothschild, Elizabeth Sharrow
Dec 2017
Gender Policy Feedback: Perceptions Of Sex Equity, Title Ix, And Political Mobilization Among College Athletes, James Druckman, Jacob Rothschild, Elizabeth Sharrow
Elizabeth Sharrow
Public policies invariably confer or deny benefits to particular citizens. How citizens respond to relevant policies has fundamental implications for democratic responsiveness. The researchers study the beliefs of a core constituency of one of the most celebrated sex non-discrimination policies in United States history: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Using a novel survey of college student-athletes, they find strong support for the spirit of the policy, with the vast majority of respondents reporting the opinion that there “should” be equity. Yet, studentathletes also perceive mal-distribution among status quo resources and opportunities, and believe that redistribution is needed. …
The First Daughter Effect: The Impact Of Fathering Daughters On Men’S Preferences For Gender Equality Policies, Elizabeth Sharrow, Jesse H. Rhodes, Tatishe Nteta, Jill Greenlee
Dec 2017
The First Daughter Effect: The Impact Of Fathering Daughters On Men’S Preferences For Gender Equality Policies, Elizabeth Sharrow, Jesse H. Rhodes, Tatishe Nteta, Jill Greenlee
Elizabeth Sharrow
An extensive literature on the politics of the family suggests that familial relationships play a central role in individuals’ political socialization and can ultimately shape one’s policy preferences. A current debate within this literature deals with the impact of daughters on fathers’ political attitudes. In this article, we address this debate in relation to a specific set of policy preferences and ask: does the experience of fathering daughters affect men’s opinions toward gender equality policies? In answering this question, we examine three specific, theoretically-motivated propositions: first, that having a daughter leads men to see the benefits of public policies that …
Helping To Break The Glass Ceiling? Fathers, First Daughters, And Presidential Vote Choice In 2016, Jill Greenlee, Tatishe Nteta, Jesse H. Rhodes, Elizabeth Sharrow
Dec 2017
Helping To Break The Glass Ceiling? Fathers, First Daughters, And Presidential Vote Choice In 2016, Jill Greenlee, Tatishe Nteta, Jesse H. Rhodes, Elizabeth Sharrow
Elizabeth Sharrow
Throughout her 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton crafted messages intended to appeal to fathers of daughters and to highlight the implications of her historic nomination for American girls and women. Clinton reminded voters that her election could mean that “fathers will be able to say to their daughters, you, too, can grow up to be president” (Frizell 2015). But did these appeals succeed in mobilizing fathers of daughters to support Clinton? Using original cross sectional and experimental survey data from the 2016 CCES, we ask two questions. First, were men who fathered daughters (a life event …
"Female Athlete" Politic Title Ix And The Naturalization Of Sex Difference In Public Policy, Elizabeth Sharrow
Apr 2017
"Female Athlete" Politic Title Ix And The Naturalization Of Sex Difference In Public Policy, Elizabeth Sharrow
Elizabeth Sharrow
How did the passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 politically define the “female athlete?” Since the mid-1970s, debates over the application of policy to athletic domains have been profoundly contentious. In this paper, I trace the policy deliberations concerning equity in athletics throughout the 1970s and explore the implications for our political understandings of what makes certain bodies “athletes” versus “female athletes” in contemporary sports and politics. I draw upon literatures from political science, sport sociology, and gender studies, and rely on archival methods to trace the process through which policymakers wed biological sex to policy …
Gender Attitudes, Gendered Partisanship: Feminism And Support For Sarah Palin And Hillary Clinton Among Party Activists, Elizabeth Sharrow, Dara Z. Strolovitch, Michael T. Heaney, Seth E. Masket, Joanne M. Miller
Sep 2016
Gender Attitudes, Gendered Partisanship: Feminism And Support For Sarah Palin And Hillary Clinton Among Party Activists, Elizabeth Sharrow, Dara Z. Strolovitch, Michael T. Heaney, Seth E. Masket, Joanne M. Miller
Elizabeth Sharrow
Activists in the Democratic and Republican parties have distinct concerns about women’s place in American politics and society. These views lead them to evaluate female candidates through different ideological lenses that are conditioned, in part, on their divergent attitudes about gender. We explore the implications of these diverging lenses through an examination of the 2008 candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, using data from an original survey of Democratic and Republican National Convention delegates. We find that delegate sex did not affect their evaluations but that evaluations were influenced by the interaction of partisanship and attitudes about women’s roles.
Are We Progressing Toward Equal Representation For Women In The Minnesota Legislature? New Evidence Offers Mixed Results, Sally J. Kenney, Kathryn Pearson, Debra Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth Sharrow
May 2016
Are We Progressing Toward Equal Representation For Women In The Minnesota Legislature? New Evidence Offers Mixed Results, Sally J. Kenney, Kathryn Pearson, Debra Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth Sharrow
Elizabeth Sharrow
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