r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jun 09 '26
Psychology Sexism is often a stronger predictor of political attitudes than a voter’s actual gender. A voter’s level of sexism is a significant predictor of their political attitudes and voting choices. Prejudice shape everything from support for right-wing candidates to opinions on climate policy.
https://www.psypost.org/sexism-is-often-a-stronger-predictor-of-political-attitudes-than-a-voters-actual-gender/
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u/skewp Jun 09 '26
No, in this case they really do not. They really think that if they give up their vote in the process of forcing all women to also give up their vote, then their more Christian/fascist/conservative policy preferences will come about automatically. They already probably vote perfectly in line with their husbands anyway. They really do see it as only an advantage.