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- Lisa Asticher
- Fritz Sager
Abstract
This article investigates the effect of gender equality frames on public support for economic relief policies in the context of the Covid‐19 pandemic and economic crisis. Data stem from a survey experiment conducted in the German‐speaking part of Switzerland during Summer 2021. In the survey, a representative sample of the population was asked to read descriptive texts randomly using gender equality or universal frames about two different economic relief policies, before rating the policies. Results show that gender equality frames do not have a significant effect on public support for the economic relief policies during the crisis. This paper solidifies previous findings regarding emergency settings and public policy support by showing that a crisis setting strongly increases public policy support. 本文研究了在新冠肺炎大流行和经济危机的情境下,性别平等框架对“经济救济政策的公众支持”的影响。数据来自2021年夏季在瑞士德语区进行的一项调查实验。在调查中,一项具有代表性的人口样本被要求随机阅读描述性文本(使用性别平等框架或通用框架对两种不同经济救济政策进行描述的文本),然后对这些政策进行评级。结果表明,在危机期间,性别平等框架对“经济救济政策的公众支持”没有显著影响。通过证明危机环境大大增加了公共政策支持,本文巩固了关于紧急环境和公共政策支持的以往研究发现。 Este artículo investiga el efecto de los marcos de igualdad de género en el apoyo público a las políticas de ayuda económica en el contexto de la pandemia de Covid‐19 y la crisis económica. Los datos proceden de un experimento de encuesta realizado en la parte de habla alemana de Suiza durante el verano de 2021. En la encuesta, se pidió a una muestra representativa de la población que leyera textos descriptivos al azar utilizando marcos de igualdad de género o universales sobre dos políticas de ayuda económica diferentes, antes de calificar las políticas. Los resultados muestran que los marcos de igualdad de género no tienen un efecto significativo en el apoyo público a las políticas de ayuda económica durante la crisis. Este artículo consolida los hallazgos anteriores sobre los entornos de emergencia y el apoyo a las políticas públicas al mostrar que un entorno de crisis aumenta considerablemente el apoyo a las políticas públicas.
Suggested Citation
Lisa Asticher & Fritz Sager, 2025.
"Gender equality frames do not impact public support for economic relief policy in times of crisis: A survey experiment,"
Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 42(5), pages 1220-1242, September.
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RePEc:bla:revpol:v:42:y:2025:i:5:p:1220-1242
DOI: 10.1111/ropr.12639
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