Gender And Gender Gap Analysis

One determining factor of ideology is gender. The apparent trend in the determinant is that women overall tend to favor liberal stances and Democratic candidates in elections, while men tend to favor conservative stances and Republican candidates. This is referred to as the gender gap. From my political compass and formed ideology, I am both socially and economically liberal and follow the gender gap trend. I believe my ideology is this way because the more liberal Democratic party values the individual rights of women along with gender equality, and will work more to ensuring myself and other women will have an equal chance in our futures as men. From past experiences with others, such as with an old principal and peers, I have not been given the same treatment or opportunities in education and activities because of my gender, which is not what I believe. So, I tend to align myself with a party and ideology that favors the idea of gender equality. …show more content…
For the Catholic faith, the trend is that Catholics have a liberal economic ideology. I follow this trend, being considerably economically liberal and of the Catholic faith. One reason my ideology is this way is from the influence of my religion in my life and experiences. After receiving ten years of a Catholic education and attending masses regularly, I have been influenced to favor economic stances that help the poor and that have greater government involvement in economic activities. From frequent collections for the poor and collective prayers for a government functioning to aid all, faith has been influential in shaping my liberal economic stances. Also, experiences in life have lead me to have more economically liberal beliefs. For the first half of my life, my family was not wealthy and we were considered lower middle class. Being in a faith atmosphere where those in my situation were given aid was comforting, and also greatly shaped my economic