Sex and Politics

Well, that should earn some click-throughs! But a fascinating article over at Online Opinion on the link between gender and voting intentions. From the post:

“The final way that gender can affect elections is perhaps the most surprising of all. It turns out that the sex of your children can change the way you vote. In studies looking at Germany and the United Kingdom, Andrew Oswald and Nick Powdthavee have shown that parents with daughters are more likely to be left-wing, while parents with sons are more likely to be right-wing. What is particularly interesting about these studies is that the sex of your child is entirely random, so we know that the association is truly causal. Moreover, the effects are more than trivial. Oswald and Powdthavee estimate that every additional daughter makes you two percentage points more likely to vote for a left-wing party.” – Your sex can drive the way you vote, Online Opinion

So Gerry and Melinda, if you’re reading – I guess you’ll be voting extremist left wing then