Gender-generation gaps and progressivism

• Department of Political and Social Sciences

This session of the Political Behaviour Colloquium features a presentation by Liran Harsgor, Senior Lecturer in the Division of Government and Political Theory at the School of Political Science (University of Haifa).

How do gender and generational gaps in social and economic positions shape voting behaviour? With the shift from the traditional to the modern gender gap—where younger generations of women are increasingly likely to support left-leaning parties—the assumption has been that women are becoming progressively more liberal. However, emerging research highlights the complexity of the interplay between social and economic positions in shaping these gender-generation dynamics. This study explores whether the growing progressivism observed among young women leads to larger gender gaps in voting behaviour, or if economic grievances play a more significant role. Furthermore, it examines how intersectional identities interact with gender and generational shifts to influence voting patterns.

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