Ian Iacono, Bina Klein, Emily Spalding
Abstract: In the 21st Century, political parties and the views promoted by leaders within these factions have become increasingly polarized (Pew Research Center, 2017). Studies have found a correlation between political parties and genders (Dermott et. al, 2022). Research has already concluded that women who feel strongly about misogyny and sexism are more likely to be liberal or left-leaning. However, research does not address how one’s awareness of sexism, rather than one’s feelings, correlates with political ideologies. We propose conducting a study with 80+ participants, measuring perceived sexism using the Perceived Sexism Scale (Kinias, 2012) and political ideology using the Political Ideology Scale (Alves, 2022). We would test the data using bivariate correlation. We expect to find a significant strong positive correlation between perceived sexism and liberal or left-leaning ideologies. Correlation between women’s feelings of sexism and their awareness of incidents involving sexism may be correlated, and warrant further examination.
Keywords: Political ideology, sexism, gender disparities
