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Gender, Social Support, and Political Speech: Evidence from Twitter

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dc.contributor.authorHeath, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorvan der Weide, Roy
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-15T14:26:18Z
dc.date.available2024-05-15T14:26:18Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-15
dc.description.abstractDespite evidence that women’s political preferences differ from those of men, women are less likely to participate in political and social discussions on Twitter and other social media. Following recent evidence that in-person social support matters for women’s political participation, women are hypothesized to form similarly supportive communities online. This paper tests this hypothesis using data from Twitter. The collected data comprises 451 hashtags on a broad range of (non-mutually exclusive) topics: social, gender, racial, LGBTQ, religion, youth, education, economic, health, COVID, climate, political, security, entertainment and lifestyle, and the Middle East and Northern Africa. The empirical results indicate that women are more likely to participate when the debate(s) feature female influential voices. This finding supports the potential role of mutual support in bolstering women’s participation in important debates.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099736305142429235/IDU10dc0a59c1b9c314e2019a231284ab8953df8
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10769
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41545
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10769
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SPEECH
dc.subjectSOCIAL MEDIA
dc.subjectSOCIAL SUPPORT
dc.titleGender, Social Support, and Political Speechen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Twitteren
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleGender, Social Support, and Political Speech: Evidence from Twitter
okr.date.disclosure2024-05-15
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-30T04:31:35.755796Z
okr.date.lastmodified2024-05-14T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099736305142429235/IDU10dc0a59c1b9c314e2019a231284ab8953df8
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10769
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10769
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okr.region.geographicalMiddle East
okr.region.geographicalNorth Africa
okr.topicGender::Gender and Social Policy
okr.topicGender::Gender Informatics
okr.topicGender::Gender and Social Development
okr.topicSocial Development::Participations and Civic Engagement
okr.unitDECRG: Poverty & Inequality (DECPI)
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