ABSTRACT
Based on data from the 1990s, this article analyses the gender gap in political participation in Spain and the factors which explain it. Three alternative theoretical models are empirically considered: the structural, the situational, and the ‘political disposition’ models. Two-step regression analyses show that these three theoretical accounts are needed to understand gender differences in political participation, but, even then, some of these differences remain unexplained. Lastly, reference is made to the importance of considering the effects of latent factors such as socialization processes in gender roles.
