Gender differences in environmental concern among Swedish citizens and politicians

Sundström, Aksel; McCright, Aaron M.

doi:10.1080/09644016.2014.921462

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“…Indeed, it is possible that females who pursue leadership roles in a predominantly male environment are similar to males (Adams and Funk, 2012). Consistent with this proposition, Sundstrom and McCright (2014) do not find robust evidence for gender differences in environmental concerns among Swedish parliamentarians although such gender differences are observed in the general public in Sweden. In the context of the US, however, Fredriksson and Wang (2011) find that female parliamentarians in the House of Representatives have more pro-environmental views compared to their male counterparts.…”

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Gender and climate change: Do female parliamentarians make difference?

Mavisakalyan

Tarverdi

2019

European Journal of Political Economy

136

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Gender and climate change: Do female parliamentarians make difference?

Mavisakalyan

Tarverdi

2019

European Journal of Political Economy

136

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“…Overall, women are more likely to suffer employment and earnings loss (Willinger 2008), are at an increased risk of violence following a disaster (Enarson 1999), and are burdened with a disproportionate share of care-work (Fothergill 1999). The literature is also replete with evidence that these disproportionately felt effects translate into higher overall environmental concern than men (Sundström and McCright 2014;McCright and Xiao 2014;Yates et al 2015). Within households, research finds that women's risk mitigation and disaster recovery needs are often sacrificed as decision-making power is maintained by male partners who discourage action (Enarson and Scanlon 1999;Milfont and Sibley 2016).…”

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“There’s Always Winners and Losers”: Traditional Masculinity, Resource Dependence, and Post-Disaster Environmental Complacency

Milnes¹,

Haney²

2018

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The 2013 Southern Alberta flood was a costly and devastating event. The literature suggests that such disasters have the potential to spur greater environmentalism and environmental action, as residents make connections between global environmental change and local events. However, the literature also suggests that residents in communities dependent on fossil fuel extraction might see technological disasters, like oil spills, as threats to their economic well-being, thereby limiting environmental reflexivity. Given that Alberta is home of the tar sands, how might a flood disaster affect men's environmental views, given both traditional notions of masculinity and men's economic dependence on oil production? Using a survey of 407 flood-affected residents of Calgary and in-depth qualitative interviews with 20 men directly impacted by the flood, this article demonstrates men's decreased tendency to change their environmental views after the flood. The qualitative data reveal that men justify this reluctance by shifting blame for climate change to the Global South, by arguing for the economic centrality of the tar sands for Alberta, and by discussing how a warming climate will largely be a positive outcome for Alberta. The article concludes with discussion of relevance for environmental sociology and for public policy.

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“…Women's attitudes can be expected to influence policymaking. A quantitative study by Sundström and McCright [54] focused on the link between gender and environmental attitudes in Sweden. It looked at four levels of the polity and demonstrated a significant gender gap regarding the degree of environmental concern among the citizens, among the municipal councils and at the regional level.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It looked at four levels of the polity and demonstrated a significant gender gap regarding the degree of environmental concern among the citizens, among the municipal councils and at the regional level. Only in the national parliament was the difference not statistically significant [54]. Various surveys have shown that women in the EU and the US are more concerned about climate issues than men [55][56][57][58][59].…”

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Investigating the Link between Transport Sustainability and the Representation of Women in Swedish Local Committees

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There are large discrepancies in the transport sector along gender lines in travel patterns and means of transportation used, but also in attitudes and norms among citizens, planners and decision-makers, with women generally more positive towards measures involving the lowering CO2 emissions. At the same time, the number of women involved in transport-related decisions is low. This is a problem for gender equality but possibly also for sustainability. A careful review of previous studies indicated a lack of analyses on the subject based on quantitative data at the local level. We investigated a possible link between women’s presence in local policymaking and more sustainable transport policies, and whether it is possible to capture such an effect. The main contribution of this paper is a methodological approach in which, besides generating unique data on representation in municipalities (confirming men’s dominance, specifically in transport policymaking), possibilities for quantitatively measuring gender and the level of sustainability in transport planning are discussed and tested. Challenges in collecting relevant data and analyzing possible covariances in the data set are discussed and presented as well as suggestions for further investigations into the possible link between gender and sustainable transport performance.

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Gender differences in environmental concern among Swedish citizens and politicians

Cited by 49 publications

References 24 publications

Gender and climate change: Do female parliamentarians make difference?

Gender and climate change: Do female parliamentarians make difference?

“There’s Always Winners and Losers”: Traditional Masculinity, Resource Dependence, and Post-Disaster Environmental Complacency

Investigating the Link between Transport Sustainability and the Representation of Women in Swedish Local Committees

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