I’m not voting for her: Polling discrepancies and female candidates
2010 study in Political Behavior on why pre-election polls in contests involving female candidates often do not accurately predict actual election outcomes.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topics of race and gender
2010 study in Political Behavior on why pre-election polls in contests involving female candidates often do not accurately predict actual election outcomes.
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2010 study in Political Behavior examines how voters respond to hypothetical sex scandals involving a white and black candidate.
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2011 study from the University of Melbourne in the Journal of African Economies on the conditions that affect the efficacy of foreign aid.
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2011 article by the NYU Brennan Center for Justice on the potential impacts of voting-law changes on the 2012 election.
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2011 study from Harvard University published in the DuBois Review exploring the interaction between stress and public health outcomes, along racial lines.
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2011 U.N. report on rates of homicide per capita in 207 countries based on data from the World Health Organization, the Global Burden of Injuries Project; and other sources.
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2011 study in PLoS ONE on rates of psychological problems among athletes by the sport practiced and gender.
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2011 study in American Journal of Political Science on the connection between gender and the effectiveness of elected officials.
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2011 study published in the journal Demography on the role of relationship type in contraceptive use.
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2011 study in PS: Political Science & Politics on the effect of racial attitudes on the final vote tall for Barack Obama in 2008.
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