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Issue title: Digital government and gender
Guest editors: Mila Gasco-Hernandez, Giorgia Nesti, Maria Cucciniello and Yenisel Gulatee
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Sullivan, Katherine V.R.
Affiliations: Université de Montréal, Pavillon Lionel-Groulx, 3150, Jean-Brillant, Montréal, H3T 1N8, QB, Canada | E-mail: [email protected]
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Université de Montréal, Pavillon Lionel-Groulx, 3150, Jean-Brillant, Montréal, H3T 1N8, QB, Canada. E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: Women continue to occupy lesser positions of power at all political levels in Canada, although scholars still argue on the accessibility of municipal politics to women. However, no previous study has systematically examined the gender ratio of mayors across Canada, as well as their (active) use of social media platforms in a professional capacity. Using novel data, this study examines the variation in social media adoption and active use by gender outside of an electoral campaign. Results show that there is a higher proportion of women mayors who have a Facebook page, as well as Twitter and Instagram accounts and who actively use them outside of electoral campaigns, when compared with men mayors’ social media practices.
Keywords: Canadian politics, municipal politics, social media, representation, gender
DOI: 10.3233/IP-200301
Journal: Information Polity, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 157-171, 2021
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