Wealth, power, and status are distributed unevenly across social groups. A surge of recent
research reveals that people being recognizing, representing, and reasoning about group …

This article develops and tests a new theoretical framework, gendered political socialization,
which offers important insights into how children perceive gender in politics and the …

Globally, women are underrepresented in politics. We propose developmental psychology
offers an important, yet underused, theoretical lens for understanding and counteracting the …

The beliefs and behaviors of US adults are increasingly sorted and polarized along partisan
lines. We draw on studies of partisanship and social identity formation to argue that children …

When women gained the national right to vote 100 years ago, remarkable possibilities for
their voice and presence in politics opened. However, despite gains in women's …

One oft-cited reason for women's political underrepresentation is that women express less
political ambition than men. We reframe the puzzle of women's ambition deficit, asking why …

Previous research into children's political knowledge and attitudes has been scarce. To
address this gap, a total of 150 British children in Year 2 (58% male, 43% female, Mage= 6.6 …

Given women's gains in employment, education, and economic status, the persistent gender
gap in internal political efficacy remains a puzzle for social scientists. We go beyond …

Despite increasing advocacy for gender equality, gender prejudice and discrimination
persist. The origins of these biases develop in early childhood, but it is less clear whether (1) …

Despite gains in women's education, workforce participation, and leadership roles, a gender
gap in political self-efficacy persists across European nations. Women consistently report …