| ID | 139531 |
| Title Proper | Men, women, trade, and free markets |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mansfield, Edward D ; Mutz, Diana C ; Silver, Laura R |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this paper, we provide one of the first systematic analyses of gender's effect on trade attitudes. We draw on a unique representative national survey of American workers that allows us to evaluate a variety of potential explanations for gender differences in attitudes toward free trade and open markets more generally. We find that existing explanations for the gender gap, most notably differences between men and women in economic knowledge and differing material self-interests, do not explain the gap. Rather, the gender difference in trade preferences and attitudes about open markets is due to less favorable attitudes toward competition among women, less willingness to relocate for jobs among women, and more isolationist non-economic foreign policy attitudes among women. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 59, No.2; Jun 2015: p.303–315 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Quarterly Vol: 59 No 2 |
| Key Words | Trade ; International Affairs ; Women ; Free Markets ; Labor Mobility ; Men, ; Gender's Effect ; Trade Attitudes ; Non - Economic Foreign Policy ; Economic Self-Interest ; Economic Knowledge ; Extent of Competitiveness |