Reposted by Jose Maycas
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? Our new paper at @thejop.bsky.social documents exactly this, and the dynamics are more complex than "mothers are busier."
Full paper, open access: doi.org/10.1086/736550
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Making Time to Be Informed: The Child Penalty in Political News Consumption | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No 0
Women consume less media than men and are more likely to avoid political news. This
gender gap in media consumption is frequently attributed to women’s time constraints
resulting from the combination ...