Sexism And Stereotypes

The question has been asked throughout history whether or not the United States is ready for a woman president. It is debated that the reason behind this question is one of the ideal of sexism and stereotypes of women. However, some believe that the lack of women’s success in politics is directly linked to their personal beliefs and campaign platforms, as well as the party that they identify with. For this study, the researchers hypothesized that this party identification nullifies whether or not people support a female presidential candidate when faced with other candidates. Sociodemographic variables that were taken into consideration included sex, age, race, ethnicity, education, marital status, and frequency of attending religious services. Party identification and political ideology were also considered. American adults were the group of people being examined. The sample group was chosen randomly by random-digit dialing over the phone, within the United States. The people that agreed to participate in the survey were used as the sample group while those who refused to take the survey were disregarded. The sample group ended up being 52.9% female, with an average age of 42.5 years old. The group was also primarily white.
The group was qualitatively analyzed by being asked two types of questions pertaining to woman running for president: hypothetical questions and specific questions. The specific questions focused on specific candidates. Respondents were asked who they would vote for in specific candidate versus candidate questions. The experiment was aiming to find a correlation between the generic female candidate questions and the specific female candidate questions in order to uncover the reasons why people are less likely to vote for a