How does female representation in politics affect working-class women? Despite their increasing presence and importance in the workforce, many women continue to concentrate in occupational sectors characterized by high economic vulnerability and low social status. This dynamic has important implications for the politics of representation. Previous studies have demonstrated that female politicians positively affect women's political attitudes. We argue that while class dynamics are present in any instance of political presentation, gender representation has a larger class impact among female voters. This is because there exist higher standards of accountability and relatability for female representative among women voters. Given such high expectations, there is greater room for dissatisfaction among working-class females when they constantly experience occupational segregation despite high female representation in politics. We find strong evidence for our argument using cross-national data from 31 OECD countries as well as four consecutive waves of Danish survey data. Our findings show that in countries with a higher degree of gender-based representation, there is more skepticism among women in low-skilled sectors towards voting and leadership. In these settings, female voters with high-skill jobs are more likely to believe that voting and leadership matters. In contrast, the class impact of gender representation is weak among male voters. Beyond individual perceptions, the additional analysis of voting choices suggests that gender representation increases low-status female workers’ electoral support for far-right nationalist parties. These findings have important implications for the symbolic representation of marginalized groups and democratic accountability.