Ecuadorian Women at the Ballot Box: A Demand-Side Analysis of Gender in Politics

Angélica Isabel Abad Cisneros

doi:10.1007/978-3-032-08580-1_9

Ecuadorian Women at the Ballot Box: A Demand-Side Analysis of Gender in Politics

Angélica Isabel Abad Cisneros (First Author)

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Abstract

This chapter analyzes gender gaps in voter turnout, voting for center-right parties, and voting for female presidential candidates in Ecuador from 2004 to 2023. It employs data from the Latin American Public Opinion (LAPOP) to perform logistic regressions and Firth regression analyses that assess how demographic factors, particularly gender and key political values and beliefs, influence electoral behaviors. Its results confirm the existence of a gender gap in voter turnout and voting for female candidates. Additionally, the findings point to the significance of sociodemographic factors such as age, education, socioeconomic status, ideological orientations, and context in the configuration of women’s voter behavior.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Gender and Politics
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	191-215
Number of pages	25
Edition	Primera
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-032-08580-1
ISBN (Print)	978-3-032-08579-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-08580-1_9
State	E-pub ahead of print - 1 Apr 2026

Publication series

Name	Gender and Politics
Volume	Part F1731
ISSN (Print)	2662-5814
ISSN (Electronic)	2662-5822

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality

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