This scholar has found that 86 per cent of replies to tweets sent to women MPs contained some form of harassment. This is a clear threat to women’s participation in politics.
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Almost half of candidates contesting this election are women. But for the major parties, women are still more likely to be picked for harder to win seats than men.
Social media provides more significant opportunities for female candidates to promote themselves and increase their electability in elections.
Women and people of color continue to appear on ballots less often than white men, and that, in part, is due to concerns by American voters that others will not view these candidates as electable.
Why do some people think that Bernie Sanders isn’t electable and Joe Biden is? Does anyone really know what makes one candidate seem electable while another doesn’t?
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Dosen Ilmu Politik, Universitas Hasanuddin
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Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Public & International Affairs and the Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Indiana University
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Dosen Ilmu Politik, Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry
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Deputy Director, Global Institute for Women's Leadership, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto