The Specifics of Modern Women's Political Consciousness and Behavior

The article examines the features of the political consciousness and behavior of women as a social group. The author outlines the contradictions between the social and political practices of women, the exclusion and stigmatization of women's participation in political life, which can lead to the absenteeism of this social group. Researchers should take into account the increasing tendencies of gender asymmetry in the structure of the population, the persistence of gender inequalities in the economic and political sphere, the growth of sociocultural risks; therefore, the issue of women's political consciousness and behavior requires a careful study. The aim of this article is to determine the sociocultural foundations of the specifics of women's political consciousness and behavior. The author proceeds from the scientific position that the social status of women and its changes are closely related to changes in their political consciousness. The emergence of specific interests demanded through the institution of politics should be considered as the starting point in women's political consciousness. At the same time, women's political consciousness takes shape at the initial stage in solving everyday issues of private life, organizing and arranging localized territories, and changing situations in relation to women. The methodological basis of the study is a sociocultural approach. Based on the theoretical analysis of the works and monitoring results of the World Values Survey, the author identifies the following sociocultural grounds of the specifics of women's political consciousness and behavior: the recent experience of women's social and managerial participation in political life; the specifics of the formation of women's social and human capital; inclusion in the private sphere, which creates a special form of sociopolitical interaction for women. At the present stage, this is reflected in women's political consciousness and behavior. Despite women's growing interest in politics, it is general and not always clearly expressed. The lack of resources and the narrowness of the formal channels of women's influence on political processes can lead to a distortion of the needs and motives of their political behavior. The need to address socially significant issues and to combine specific women's interests with the interests of specific communities, the state, and society creates opportunities for women to participate in public associations. At the same time, such public associations are becoming an instrument for changing women's political consciousness.

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