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Spelar andelen invalda kvinnor någon roll? En kvantitativ undersökning av könade mönster och effekter av andelen invalda kvinnor i kommunfullmäktige

Andersson, Malin LU (2025) STVM25 20242
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The essay examines the effects of the proportion of women in Swedish municipal councils. Both a quantitative small-n and a large-n study is conducted. The role congruity theory of prejudice and several theories on the effects of female political representation, as well as previous research, guides the study. In the small-n study, the occurrence of gendered patterns in committee seat allocations in 14 municipalities with a high, respectively low, number of female representatives elected is investigated. The results show that gendered patterns are more apparent in municipal councils with a low proportion of women. The large-n study use data from The Swedish Local and Regional Council Survey 2017 and test whether the proportion of women in... (More)
The essay examines the effects of the proportion of women in Swedish municipal councils. Both a quantitative small-n and a large-n study is conducted. The role congruity theory of prejudice and several theories on the effects of female political representation, as well as previous research, guides the study. In the small-n study, the occurrence of gendered patterns in committee seat allocations in 14 municipalities with a high, respectively low, number of female representatives elected is investigated. The results show that gendered patterns are more apparent in municipal councils with a low proportion of women. The large-n study use data from The Swedish Local and Regional Council Survey 2017 and test whether the proportion of women in local councils influence how the electives perceive that they have influence over local politics, and the extent to which female interests/opinions are prioritized by the survey respondents. The results did not show any link between the proportion of women in local office and the representatives’ stance on the survey questions. Female politicians were, however, overall, more inclined to represent women’s issues/interests than their male colleagues. Thus, the essay concludes that it is still of importance that women and men are equally represented in local office. (Less)
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author
Andersson, Malin LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVM25 20242
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Kvinnorepresentation, nämndplatsfördelningar, åsiktsrepresentation, könad arbesfördelning, KOLFU 2017.
language
Swedish
id
9179337
date added to LUP
2025-03-04 11:54:00
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2025-03-04 11:54:00
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  abstract     = {{The essay examines the effects of the proportion of women in Swedish municipal councils. Both a quantitative small-n and a large-n study is conducted. The role congruity theory of prejudice and several theories on the effects of female political representation, as well as previous research, guides the study. In the small-n study, the occurrence of gendered patterns in committee seat allocations in 14 municipalities with a high, respectively low, number of female representatives elected is investigated. The results show that gendered patterns are more apparent in municipal councils with a low proportion of women. The large-n study use data from The Swedish Local and Regional Council Survey 2017 and test whether the proportion of women in local councils influence how the electives perceive that they have influence over local politics, and the extent to which female interests/opinions are prioritized by the survey respondents. The results did not show any link between the proportion of women in local office and the representatives’ stance on the survey questions. Female politicians were, however, overall, more inclined to represent women’s issues/interests than their male colleagues. Thus, the essay concludes that it is still of importance that women and men are equally represented in local office.}},
  author       = {{Andersson, Malin}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Spelar andelen invalda kvinnor någon roll? En kvantitativ undersökning av könade mönster och effekter av andelen invalda kvinnor i kommunfullmäktige}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}