Magny, Elsa (2025) Who is at the Table? Gender Differences in Willingness to Participate in Climate Citizen Assemblies. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Low public support for climate policies has led to growing interest in public participation, such as citizen assemblies (CAs), to increase acceptance. While CAs aim to enhance legitimacy and inclusion, gender participation remains unequal, with women often being underrepresented. This study investigates psychological factors that may influence women’s willingness to participate in CAs: self efficacy, feeling heard, and the gender composition of deliberative groups. Using an online experiment (N = 200), participants read a hypothetical climate CA invitation and viewed an image of either a same- or mixed-gender group. Results showed that women were significantly more willing to participate than men. While self-efficacy and feeling heard predicted willingness to participate, they did not mediate the relationship between gender and willingness, and group composition had no moderating effect on the model. Among the four conditions (same-gender men, mixed-gender men, mixed gender women, same-gender women), willingness to participate increased in that order, with a significant difference between samegender men and same-gender women. These results highlight important implications to increase participation in CAs and reduce the gender gap. Organising bodies should foster self-efficacy and feeling heard, as well as emphasise gender diversity and the presence of facilitators during recruitment.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Eichholtzer, A.C. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route/Track: | Environmental Psychology (EP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Aug 2025 08:28 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2025 08:28 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/5890 |
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