Abstract
The gradual closing of the gender gap in voting over the last quarter century has given rise to two broad accounts of this trend. The convergence thesis, which is grounded in social location theory, projects an eventual convergence in the partisan preferences of men and women as structural impediments to women's progress are eliminated. The divergence thesis forecasts a long-term gap, with women's interests and policy preferences becoming more liberal than those of men. These two accounts are examined using the 1993 Australian Election Study. The results show marked disparities between men and women in several areas. Overall, the views of women are more conservative than those of men. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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