Two Sides of the Coin: Women, Men, and the Politics of Sexual Harassment

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE Journal of Women Politics & Policy Pub Date : 2022-01-06 DOI:10.1080/1554477X.2022.2024045

S. Craig, Paulina S. Cossette, A. McCarthy

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ABSTRACT History tells us that elected leaders who are tainted by scandal often pay a political price for their behavior. In the past few years, such allegations of sexual harassment have engulfed a large number of political (as well as entertainment, business, and even academic) figures. Many were forced to resign their positions, while others chose to end their campaigns for election or reelection. While the great majority of harassment victims are women, there are a few instances where the sex roles have been reversed – and with more women running for and winning public office (and thereby gaining positions of power and authority), it is possible that we will see more such role reversals in the future. Our study uses data from an internet-based survey of registered voters to examine citizens’ attitudes about sexual harassment and the extent to which those attitudes shape their reactions when allegations of harassment are made against a fictional member of Congress. With an innovative experimental design, we will examine whether reactions vary with (a) either the target’s or the voter’s gender or (b) the former’s response to the allegations of sexual misconduct made against him/her (denial, apology, counterframe).

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硬币的两面：女人、男人和性骚扰的政治

历史告诉我们，被丑闻玷污的民选领导人往往要为他们的行为付出政治代价。在过去的几年里，这样的性骚扰指控已经吞噬了大量的政治人物(以及娱乐，商业，甚至学术界)。许多人被迫辞职，而其他人则选择结束竞选或连任。虽然绝大多数骚扰受害者是女性，但也有一些性别角色被颠倒的例子——随着越来越多的女性竞选并赢得公职(从而获得权力和权威的职位)，我们可能会在未来看到更多这样的角色颠倒。我们的研究使用了一项基于互联网的登记选民调查的数据，以检查公民对性骚扰的态度，以及当针对虚构的国会议员提出性骚扰指控时，这些态度在多大程度上影响了他们的反应。通过创新的实验设计，我们将研究反应是否会随着(a)目标或选民的性别或(b)前者对针对他/她的性行为不端的指控(否认、道歉、反驳)的反应而变化。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Women, Politics & Policy explores women and their roles in the political process as well as key policy issues that impact women''s lives. Articles cover a range of tops about political processes from voters to leaders in interest groups and political parties, and office holders in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government (including the increasingly relevant international bodies such as the European Union and World Trade Organization). They also examine the impact of public policies on women''s lives in areas such as tax and budget issues, poverty reduction and income security, education and employment, care giving, and health and human rights — including violence, safety, and reproductive rights — among many others. This multidisciplinary, international journal presents the work of social scientists — including political scientists, sociologists, economists, and public policy specialists — who study the world through a gendered lens and uncover how gender functions in the political and policy arenas. Throughout, the journal places a special emphasis on the intersection of gender, race/ethnicity, class, and other dimensions of women''s experiences.