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September 3, 2024

JD Vance got ‘single cat women’ all wrong. Our research shows they wouldn’t vote for him anyway

Leah Ruppanner, The University of Melbourne; Christopher Stout, Oregon State University, and Kelsy Kretschmer, Oregon State University

New research shows women see their own fate as tied to that of other women - just one reason JD Vance’s attack was ill-advised.

Women’s perceptions of ‘gender linked fate’ were contingent on two dimensions: their race and their marital status. Shutterstock

October 16, 2019

Leah Ruppanner, The University of Melbourne; Christopher Stout, Oregon State University; Gosia Mikolajczak, The University of Melbourne, and Kelsy Kretschmer, Oregon State University

Women are swinging elections in the US and Australia in ways analysts have struggled to predict. Two recent studies can help explain.

EMILY’s List helps elect pro-choice Democratic women candidates to office. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak

June 29, 2017

Leah Ruppanner, The University of Melbourne; Christopher Stout, Oregon State University, and Kelsy Kretschmer, Oregon State University

Research shows that married women tend not to relate as much to other women. This makes a big difference when a woman is on the ballot.