Patterns of Female Political Participation in Venezuela (2000–2025)
摘要
This chapter presents, for the context of competitive authoritarianism in Venezuela during the Chavismo-madurismo period, the differentiated voting patterns between women and men. After reviewing the theoretical postulates on which the literature on voting and gender rests, it introduces the history of female political participation in this Latin American country to bring about a better understanding of recent electoral contexts. On the basis of data derived from the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) and Latinobarómetro, this text systematically presents the findings from a gender perspective on the ideological gap, voting trends, and the image of female leadership. Women have tended to vote more for pro-government options. Their valorization of their female counterparts is high when political and economic management capabilities are evaluated in comparison to a similar exercise made by men.