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Pacific Men: how the feminist gap explains hostility
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This research demonstrates that attitudes to gender equality, not biological sex, explain attitudes towards other nationalities and religious groups.
The gender gap in attitudes to foreign policy is well established in public opinion literature. Studies have repeatedly reported that women tend to be more peaceful and less militaristic than men. This article reexamines attitudes of individuals in relation to foreign policy and pits the gender gap against the largely forgotten feminist gap.
Key findings
- Using individual-level survey data from five countries around the Pacific: China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, and the United States of America, we show that both men and women who reject gender equality are much more hostile both to other nations and to minorities in their own country.
Proposed action
- Create positive role models (positive way of being a men in favour of gender equality)
- Take into account the different ways in which masculinity is produced and reproduced - recruiters in organisations (i
e. army; foreign ministry) must consider who they are recruiting in order to avoid the perpetuation of sexism, militarised masculinity and gender inequality.
- For organisations supporting youth - they should analyse and promote positive role models within youth groups to create a gender equal culture from the beginning
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Special thanks to Stefano Cisternino for preparation assistance
We would like to extend a special thank you to Stefano Cisternino, for their invaluable contribution in assisting the preparation of this research summary.
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Pacific Men: how the feminist gap explains hostility
Cite this brief: Melander, Erik. 'Pacific Men: how the feminist gap explains hostility'. Acume. https://www.acume.org/r/pacific-men-how-the-feminist-gap-explains-hostility/
Brief created by: Professor Erik Melander | Year brief made: 2021
Original research:
- E. B., & Melander, E., ‘Pacific Men: how the feminist gap explains hostility’ 30 (pp. 1–16) https://doi.org/10.1080/09512748.2016.1264456. – http://researchgate.net/publication/312547981_Pacific_men_how_the_feminist_gap_explains_hostility
Research brief:
This research demonstrates that attitudes to gender equality, not biological sex, explain attitudes towards other nationalities and religious groups.
The gender gap in attitudes to foreign policy is well established in public opinion literature. Studies have repeatedly reported that women tend to be more peaceful and less militaristic than men. This article reexamines attitudes of individuals in relation to foreign policy and pits the gender gap against the largely forgotten feminist gap.
Findings:
Using individual-level survey data from five countries around the Pacific: China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, and the United States of America, we show that both men and women who reject gender equality are much more hostile both to other nations and to minorities in their own country.
Advice:
Create positive role models (positive way of being a men in favour of gender equality)
Take into account the different ways in which masculinity is produced and reproduced – recruiters in organisations (i
- e. army; foreign ministry) must consider who they are recruiting in order to avoid the perpetuation of sexism, militarised masculinity and gender inequality.
For organisations supporting youth – they should analyse and promote positive role models within youth groups to create a gender equal culture from the beginning