Women are less likely than men to discuss or engage in politics. This study extends
research on the gender gap in politics to an online context by exploring whether women are …

There is an inconclusive debate on whether male and female users of social media
platforms engage with political content differently. While some highlight minimal differences …

The gender dynamics of political discussion are important. These dynamics shape who
shares their political views and how they share their views and reactions to these views …

Historically, major gender differences exist in both political engagement and online content
creation. Expanding on these literatures, this study considers the extent to which men and …

Comment sections below news articles are public fora in which potentially everyone can
engage in equal and fair discussions on political and social issues. Yet, empirical studies …

Politics is an area that is traditionally believed to be gender divided. According to intergroup
communication theory, this gender-salient context might cause differences in political …

Given both the historical legacy and the contemporary awareness about gender inequity in
journalism and politics as well as the increasing importance of Twitter in political …

A seemingly inescapable feature of the digital age is that people choosing to devote their
lives to politics must now be ready to face a barrage of insults and disparaging comments …

Prior research highlights substantial beneficial effects of political user-generated content
(UGC) in society, such as diversifying political viewpoints, mobilizing the electorate, and …

Purpose Recent research has shown that female US House candidates were more likely to
talk about so-called “female issues” on Twitter during the 2012 election (Evans and Clark …