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A disproportionate difference, as in attitudes and voting preferences, between the sexes.


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Difference in opinions or attitudes between men and women concerning a variety of public and private issues, including political candidates, parties, or programs. Until the 1980s men and women in the U.S. exhibited similar voting habits. Since then, however, women have been more likely than men to support the Democratic Party and liberal policies, particularly on issues such as equal employment opportunity, child care, and gun control. In contrast, in western Europe women historically have been more likely than men to support conservative political parties.

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A broad difference between men and women, as in There is still an enormous gender gap in the wages of unskilled labor. This expression at first referred to the difference between men and women in voting preferences. It has since been extended to other areas. [1970s]

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A phrase marking the trend in recent U.S. presidential elections, whereby more female than male voters support the Democratic party candidate and more male than female voters support the Republican party candidate.

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Gender gap may refer to:

  • Gender differences in a general psycho-social context;
  • Income disparity of females vs. males in a purely economic context.
  • Father's Rights in child custody determinations of family courts.
  • Workers number gap, the difference between the numbers of women and men exercing a profession
  • Unbalanced sex ratio

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