Oshri, Harsgor, Itzkovitch-Malka & Tuttnauer 'Risk aversion and the gender gap in the vote for populist radical right parties' (American Journal of Political Research). Previous research has established that men are more likely to vote for populist radical right parties (PPRPs) than women. This article shows how cross-national and temporal variation in PRRPs’ electoral success interacts with individuals’ risk propensity to affect this gender gap. We hypothesize that gender differences in the electoral support of PRRPs stems from gender differences in risk-taking. The study conceptualizes risk in terms of two components, social and electoral, and demonstrates that women are more risk-averse with regard to both. . Results challenge common explanations for the gender gap and shed light on the role of the electoral context and the different ways women and men respond to it.