2016
DOI: 10.13060/12130028.2016.17.2.283
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Nothing for the Girls? The Gender Gap in Political Participation on Social Network Sites

Abstract: This paper elaborates on the authors' previous research on the relatively unexplored area of the gender aspects of online political participation. Quantitative content analysis is used to analyse communication on selected Czech political parties' Facebook profiles during the campaign for the parliamentary elections in 2013 and 2014. The article focuses on women's presence in political discussions and the relationship between their presence and the negativity of the communication in the forum, and presents a li… Show more

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“…Some scholars find that men are more likely to express themselves politically on social media (Lutz et al, 2014), whereas other research concludes that there is no such difference on social media (Vesnic-Alujevic, 2012;Bodes, 2017). Vochocova (2016), however, contends that most studies deal with gender merely as a control variable rather than building an entire design around it. She argues that such studies typically do not indicate significant differences between men and women in the ways they participate online.…”
Section: Gender Social Media and Political Behaviourmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Some scholars find that men are more likely to express themselves politically on social media (Lutz et al, 2014), whereas other research concludes that there is no such difference on social media (Vesnic-Alujevic, 2012;Bodes, 2017). Vochocova (2016), however, contends that most studies deal with gender merely as a control variable rather than building an entire design around it. She argues that such studies typically do not indicate significant differences between men and women in the ways they participate online.…”
Section: Gender Social Media and Political Behaviourmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The intersection of gender and other factors is an important part of traditional explanations of the 'gender gap' in political participation. Political participation should be studied as a gendered action influenced by the individual's socialization, access and opportunities, to explain different participation patterns among men and women (Vochocova et al, 2016).…”
Section: Gender Social Media and Political Behaviourmentioning
confidence: 99%