Dispositional empathy and the political gender gap

Women and Politics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 1-20

  McCue, Clifford P ^a   David Gopoian, J ^b  

^a Atlantic University   (United States)

^b Consumers Union ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Emotions; Empathy; Gender; Gender gap; Ideology

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444343122     PISSN: 01957732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J014v21n02_01     Document Type: Article

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