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Women in Power: Sex Differences in Swedish Local Elite Networks
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posted on 2021-02-26, 12:31 authored by Christofer Edling, Gergei Farkas, Jens RydgrenJens RydgrenWomen occupy a small minority of elite positions in contemporary society. In addition, the minority of women who gain access to influential elite-positions are often assumed to have their actual influence circumscribed by mechanisms of marginalization. However, systematic evidence to support the latter view is relatively scarce. We apply social network analysis to study sex differences in local elite networks in Sweden, and show empirically that despite the fact that women are the minority group across all elite dimensions; female elites uphold the same “structural status” as male elites.
History
Original title
Women in Power: Sex Differences in Swedish Local Elite NetworksOriginal language
- English
ISSN
2002-7729Publication date
2011-05-24Affiliation (institution of first SU-affiliated author)
- 310 Sociologiska institutionen | Department of Sociology