Overall Research Project Description How do gender quotas affect support for far-right parties? We argue that the implementation of gender quotas may further incentivize disaffected individuals to vote for far-right parties. The literature typically defines the far-right in terms of three major criteria: populism, nativism, and authoritarianism. Yet there is also an undercurrent of anti-feminism that is prominent among far-right supporters and in party platforms. Far-right parties tend to place traditional values in the spotlight, which emphasize the supportive and domestic roles of women. At times, these leanings hyperbolize a feminist oppression of men, which leaves men feeling deprived of their previous social standing. Gender quotas may trigger backlash based on these perceived threats.

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