Kvinnliga politiska förebilder – spelar det någon roll? En studie om sambandet mellan representation och unga kvinnors politiska deltagande

Sammanfattning: This study examines the connection between female representation in the political elite and the political participation of young women. Using theories regarding political participation in general and role model effects in particular, the hypothesis that an increase in the degree of female ministers and MPs leads to an increase in the degree of young women who become members of political parties in relation to men is put forward. The hypothesis is examined using regression analysis. The result of the bivariate analysis suggests that a link between representation and party membership can be seen. However, when including control variables (educational attainment and labor force participation rate) this link disappears. Consequently, no significant effect of representation on the political participation of young women can be seen, and no support for the role model effect found in previous studies can be found in this study.