Book contents
- The Patriarchal Political Order
- Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
- The Patriarchal Political Order
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Part I The Puzzle of Women’s Political Participation
- Part II The Patriarchal Political Order
- 4 The Patriarchal Political Household
- 5 Political Behavior under Household Cooperation
- 6 The Patriarchal Political Order
- Part III The Unraveling
- Part IV Consequences of Inclusion
- Appendices
- References
- Index
- Other Books in the Series (continued from page iii)
5 - Political Behavior under Household Cooperation
from Part II - The Patriarchal Political Order
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 November 2023
- The Patriarchal Political Order
- Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
- The Patriarchal Political Order
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Part I The Puzzle of Women’s Political Participation
- Part II The Patriarchal Political Order
- 4 The Patriarchal Political Household
- 5 Political Behavior under Household Cooperation
- 6 The Patriarchal Political Order
- Part III The Unraveling
- Part IV Consequences of Inclusion
- Appendices
- References
- Index
- Other Books in the Series (continued from page iii)
Summary
Chapter 5 shows that power within the household and autonomy from the household most strongly predict women’s political participation. Using data from a census survey, it estimates the determinants of women’s (and men’s) political participation. Comparing within households, bargaining power is associated with women’s non-electoral political participation, though not their voting. Comparing within villages, autonomy from the household is a clear predictor of women’s political participation. In fact, the behavior of women who enjoy a high degree of autonomy from the household mirrors that of men. It also provides suggestive evidence that intra-household coercion plays a role in women’s political participation by showing a lack of correlation between political interest and participation in the household for women but not men and a negative correlation between regressive gender attitudes of the dominant male household member and women’s political participation.
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- The Patriarchal Political OrderThe Making and Unraveling of the Gendered Participation Gap in India, pp. 119 - 132Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023