As women moved from 32% of the workforce in 1948 to roughly 60% by 1999, their political preferences shifted in ways that produced a durable pro‑Democratic gender gap after 1980. This frames the gender gap as downstream of changing economic roles, not just identity or rhetoric.
— It redirects debates on the gender gap toward labor‑market status as a causal driver of partisan alignment.
John B. Judis
2025.08.20
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The article’s 'Women’s work' section links rising female labor-force participation (32% in 1948; ~60% by 1999) to the emergence and persistence of a 9‑point pro‑Democratic gender gap starting in 1980.
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