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De Simone, S., Putzu, D., Lasio, D. & Serri, F. (2018). The hegemonic gender order in politics. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. 37 (8), 832-846

S. D. Simone et al.,  "The hegemonic gender order in politics", in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, vol. 37, no. 8, pp. 832-846, 2018

@article{simone2018_1714157729342,
	author = "De Simone, S. and Putzu, D. and Lasio, D. and Serri, F.",
	title = "The hegemonic gender order in politics",
	journal = "Equality, Diversity and Inclusion",
	year = "2018",
	volume = "37",
	number = "8",
	doi = "10.1108/EDI-12-2017-0272",
	pages = "832-846",
	url = "https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/EDI-12-2017-0272"
}

TY  - JOUR
TI  - The hegemonic gender order in politics
T2  - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
VL  - 37
IS  - 8
AU  - De Simone, S.
AU  - Putzu, D.
AU  - Lasio, D.
AU  - Serri, F.
PY  - 2018
SP  - 832-846
SN  - 2040-7149
DO  - 10.1108/EDI-12-2017-0272
UR  - https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/EDI-12-2017-0272
AB  - Purpose – Despite the ongoing increase of women in the top positions, they are still underrepresented in
politics. The studies that primarily focus on women’s underrepresentation in politics neglect the role of gender
as a category that structures and makes sense of social practices. The purpose of this paper is to investigate
the mechanisms that regulate the contemporary gender order in politics through discourse analysis and the
contribution of the critical feminist perspective.
Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on 30 biographical interviews with Italian politicians
and focuses on the account of their political experiences and on the meanings attributed to these.
Findings – The results of this paper underline the tendency to either absolve or blame women for gender
inequality in politics through different interpretative repertoires: “Women’s disinterest toward politics,”
“Politics as masculine context” and “Politics–family unbalance.” The analysis allowed to unravel the way in
which the discursive practices create and reproduce the hegemonic gender order in politics.
Research limitations/implications – The research is limited to 30 qualitative interviews, and so results
cannot be generalized.
Practical implications – The findings of this paper highlight the importance of exploring issues relating to
the gender gap in politics and stress the need to implement actions to promote gender equality in politics.
Originality/value – The paper contributes to an understanding of women’s underrepresentation in
politics and offers causes for reflection on a phenomenon that has profound implications for our society.
Keywords Gender, Discourse analysis, Politics, Critical feminist perspective
Paper type Research paper
ER  -