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Policy advocacy in hard times: the impact of economic performance on gendering executive attention

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posted on 2023-06-08, 20:18 authored by Claire Annesley, Isabelle Engeli, Francesca Gains, Sandra L Resodihardjo
Securing executive attention for new policy demands is notoriously difficult as governmental agendas are crowded by established or ‘core’ policy issues. This article investigates whether it is harder for new and costly policy issues to reach the government agenda when the economy is performing badly. It examines whether, and the extent to which, costly gender equality issues regarding women’s access to the labour market, equal treatment at work and care activities, are more likely to achieve executive attention when the economy is performing well. Using the Comparative Policy Agendas database, a systematic, quantitative analysis is conducted of when and why policies promoting sex equality in the division of labour reach executive agendas. The findings confirm that advocacy for costly gender equality measures is easier to make in times of economic growth. It is also found that female representation in parliament strengthens advocacy for executive attention and reduces friction on policy agenda change.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

West European Politics

ISSN

0140-2382

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

5

Volume

37

Page range

886-902

Department affiliated with

  • Politics Publications

Full text available

  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2015-03-20

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2016-02-01

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2015-03-19

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