Dr. Sara B. Chadwick
@sarabchadwick.bsky.social
Assistant Prof of Gender & Women’s Studies & Psychology | UW-Madison | Research on coercion, sexuality/orgasm, gender/LGBTQ, sexual health | (she/her) 🌈
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The Prioritization of Women’s Orgasms During Heterosex: A Critical Feminist Review of the Implications for Women’s Sexual Liberation
Orgasm is considered by many to be an essential part of women’s ideal sexual experiences. As a result, sexual liberation narratives have often advocated for the prioritization of women’s orgasms – ...
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Do narratives that prioritize women's orgasm during heterosex benefit or constrain women's sexuality? My new article in the Annual Review of Sex Research, covers research supporting...both! Thrilled to finally share this with the world! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women. Women whose paid and unpaid labor are toggled up or down depending on the whims of the men who engineered and profiteered our DIY society.
Roughly half a million women in the US exited the workforce in 2025, and 42% of those who voluntarily left cited their caregiving responsibilities as the main reason, according to a recent survey from Catalyst.
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42% of women are leaving the workforce over lack of caregiver support
In a tight employment market, employers that offer less flexibility risk losing working caregivers, according to a Catalyst report.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women. Women whose paid and unpaid labor are toggled up or down depending on the whims of the men who engineered and profiteered our DIY society.
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📊New research finds that the 2024 election in the United States was associated with increased acceptance of prejudice toward groups targeted in campaign rhetoric, similar to patterns observed following the 2016 election.
Read more in #PSPB: https://ow.ly/VemK50Y3W2u
Read more in #PSPB: https://ow.ly/VemK50Y3W2u
January 27, 2026 at 7:10 PM
📊New research finds that the 2024 election in the United States was associated with increased acceptance of prejudice toward groups targeted in campaign rhetoric, similar to patterns observed following the 2016 election.
Read more in #PSPB: https://ow.ly/VemK50Y3W2u
Read more in #PSPB: https://ow.ly/VemK50Y3W2u
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Anthropologists just upended our understanding of “normal” testosterone levels
Anthropologists just upended our understanding of “normal” testosterone levels
A study of Indigenous Shuar males shows that typical hormone patterns differ across environments. These findings suggest that Western medical benchmarks for male health may not reflect the biological reality for many people globally.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Anthropologists just upended our understanding of “normal” testosterone levels
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So all colleges and universities will bring back the DEI stuff they cut when obeying in advance right...............................................................................................................................................right?
Re the February Dear Colleagues letter that threatened funding for schools & universities over DEI-related efforts:
‘[Ed Dept]…moved to dismiss its appeal. It leaves in place a federal judge’s August decision finding that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment & federal procedural rules.’
‘[Ed Dept]…moved to dismiss its appeal. It leaves in place a federal judge’s August decision finding that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment & federal procedural rules.’
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
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January 21, 2026 at 7:42 PM
So all colleges and universities will bring back the DEI stuff they cut when obeying in advance right...............................................................................................................................................right?
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Not testosterone, not sexual selection...
Not testosterone, not sexual selection...
What’s True About the Evolution of Men’s Greater Average Height?
Why men are taller than women may have nothing to do with testosterone—or sexual selection.
www.prosocial.world
December 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Not testosterone, not sexual selection...
Not testosterone, not sexual selection...
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"That’s what these ‘debates’ are really about: framing old fashioned oppression as some kind of high-brow concern for women’s happiness.
You know what makes us happy? Bank accounts. Voting rights. The ability to leave a bad marriage and not have a miscarriage kill us."
You know what makes us happy? Bank accounts. Voting rights. The ability to leave a bad marriage and not have a miscarriage kill us."
When Rebecca Solnit asks you to turn a thread into an essay, you fucking do it. jessica.substack.com/p/cbs-news-f...
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December 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"That’s what these ‘debates’ are really about: framing old fashioned oppression as some kind of high-brow concern for women’s happiness.
You know what makes us happy? Bank accounts. Voting rights. The ability to leave a bad marriage and not have a miscarriage kill us."
You know what makes us happy? Bank accounts. Voting rights. The ability to leave a bad marriage and not have a miscarriage kill us."
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"Why forgo all these opportunities to get in front of huge audiences and defend feminism? Because to participate would be accepting the premise that our rights and humanity are up for debate. Once you concede that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s rights are a good thing, you’ve already lost."
When Rebecca Solnit asks you to turn a thread into an essay, you fucking do it. jessica.substack.com/p/cbs-news-f...
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December 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"Why forgo all these opportunities to get in front of huge audiences and defend feminism? Because to participate would be accepting the premise that our rights and humanity are up for debate. Once you concede that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s rights are a good thing, you’ve already lost."
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Want to have holiday lunches with our social faculty for years to come? That chair could be yours! Tatum Jolink will also be joining the department in the fall of '26. Check out our job posting: shorturl.at/4Vc1T @spspnews.bsky.social @affectscience.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Want to have holiday lunches with our social faculty for years to come? That chair could be yours! Tatum Jolink will also be joining the department in the fall of '26. Check out our job posting: shorturl.at/4Vc1T @spspnews.bsky.social @affectscience.bsky.social
We are hiring an Associate Prof in Social Psychology at UW-Madison! All areas of specialization are open. It’s a quick turnaround time for apps (due Jan 9th) but we are excited to add someone to our area!! Please apply and spread the word! jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/associa...
Associate Professor - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
We are hiring an Associate Prof in Social Psychology at UW-Madison! All areas of specialization are open. It’s a quick turnaround time for apps (due Jan 9th) but we are excited to add someone to our area!! Please apply and spread the word! jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/associa...
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Evolutionary psychologists have long believed that men prefer physical traits in women which are cues to high potential fertility. A new review concludes: “current evidence base is too weak to support the claim that women’s feminine morphological traits are associated with reproductive potential”
A systematic review of the association between women’s morphological traits and fertility | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge Core
A systematic review of the association between women’s morphological traits and fertility
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November 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Evolutionary psychologists have long believed that men prefer physical traits in women which are cues to high potential fertility. A new review concludes: “current evidence base is too weak to support the claim that women’s feminine morphological traits are associated with reproductive potential”
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👀 With this brief visual overview, take a look at the recently completed ANCHRR project that will continue to serve as a model for decolonizing research-- centering Indigenous leadership and shifting the narrative in youth suicide prevention from risk to resilience. 💓
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ANCHRR: A Visual History of the Alaska Native Collaborative Hub for Research on Resilience
Research efforts to address suicide have historically focused on prevention and treatment for individuals at high risk, addressing mental health and deficits that fail to address systemic problem and ...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
👀 With this brief visual overview, take a look at the recently completed ANCHRR project that will continue to serve as a model for decolonizing research-- centering Indigenous leadership and shifting the narrative in youth suicide prevention from risk to resilience. 💓
myumi.ch/y1PkW
myumi.ch/y1PkW
The Chadwick Lab survived the Haunted Forest at Schuster’s Farm!! We also survived eating donuts and drinking cider along the way… Not sure we’ll ever be able to top this lab social gathering, but we shall try!!
October 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The Chadwick Lab survived the Haunted Forest at Schuster’s Farm!! We also survived eating donuts and drinking cider along the way… Not sure we’ll ever be able to top this lab social gathering, but we shall try!!
Gender & Women’s Studies at UW-Madison is currently hiring for a tenure-track position focused on gender/sexuality & AGING! We are an interdisciplinary department & welcome scholars across fields (humanities but also PSYCH, POP HEALTH, SOCIOLOGY, etc.) Deadline: Nov 11! jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant/Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies (RISE - THRIVE) - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Gender & Women’s Studies at UW-Madison is currently hiring for a tenure-track position focused on gender/sexuality & AGING! We are an interdisciplinary department & welcome scholars across fields (humanities but also PSYCH, POP HEALTH, SOCIOLOGY, etc.) Deadline: Nov 11! jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
There is still time to submit an abstract to the SPSP Sexuality pre-conference! The deadline is October 23rd. Can’t wait to see you all there! urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
October 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
There is still time to submit an abstract to the SPSP Sexuality pre-conference! The deadline is October 23rd. Can’t wait to see you all there! urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Very touched that my students submitted for me to get this UW-Madison Distinguished Honors Faculty Award!! Love to feel that teaching on gender & sexuality topics matters to & inspires our undergrads!
October 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Very touched that my students submitted for me to get this UW-Madison Distinguished Honors Faculty Award!! Love to feel that teaching on gender & sexuality topics matters to & inspires our undergrads!
It is time!!! The submission portal is open for the SPSP Sexuality Preconference, which will take place in Chicago on Feb 26, 2026! This year’s theme is “The State of Sex,” & submissions for presentations are open until October 23rd! We hope to see you there! www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/2025/9/...
Announcing the 13th Annual SPSP Sexuality Pre-Conference! - Sex and Psychology
Join us for the 13th annual SPSP Sexuality Pre-Conference, which will take place in Chicago on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
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September 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It is time!!! The submission portal is open for the SPSP Sexuality Preconference, which will take place in Chicago on Feb 26, 2026! This year’s theme is “The State of Sex,” & submissions for presentations are open until October 23rd! We hope to see you there! www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/2025/9/...
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Pew earlier this month: "In 34 states and D.C., more people say abortion generally should be legal than say it generally should be illegal...Arkansas is the only state where the balance of public opinion is against abortion by a statistically significant margin."
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July 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Pew earlier this month: "In 34 states and D.C., more people say abortion generally should be legal than say it generally should be illegal...Arkansas is the only state where the balance of public opinion is against abortion by a statistically significant margin."
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Incredibly grateful for the opportunity to give one of this year’s plenary talks at the International Academy of Sex Research in Portland, Maine!! This community of scholars has always been so supportive of my work, and it was a joy to share it on the big stage!
June 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Incredibly grateful for the opportunity to give one of this year’s plenary talks at the International Academy of Sex Research in Portland, Maine!! This community of scholars has always been so supportive of my work, and it was a joy to share it on the big stage!
Woohoo! Our Feminist/Queer Science article was selected as an Editor's Choice paper(!), which is offered to those that "represent the best science that is exceptionally important, impactful, & deserves visibility for the whole field!" Read it here! psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-...
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June 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Woohoo! Our Feminist/Queer Science article was selected as an Editor's Choice paper(!), which is offered to those that "represent the best science that is exceptionally important, impactful, & deserves visibility for the whole field!" Read it here! psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-...
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Breaking News: The Trump administration has dealt a sharp blow to work on HIV vaccines, terminating a $258 million program critical to the research.
Trump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine
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May 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Breaking News: The Trump administration has dealt a sharp blow to work on HIV vaccines, terminating a $258 million program critical to the research.
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America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
May 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
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"You may recall that we used to issue heartfelt, strategically worded statements affirming our unshakable commitment to DEI—usually right after a national tragedy...we are now fully prepared to replace those sentiments with constitutionally sanitized synonyms"
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/our...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/our...
Our University Is Replacing DEI with Vibes and Vaguely Diverse Stock Photos
“President Trump signed a list of executive actions aimed at both higher education and K-12 schools. One of the actions takes aim at college and un...
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May 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"You may recall that we used to issue heartfelt, strategically worded statements affirming our unshakable commitment to DEI—usually right after a national tragedy...we are now fully prepared to replace those sentiments with constitutionally sanitized synonyms"
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/our...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/our...
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Any measure to “persuade” young women to get married and get pregnant that isn’t “because it makes them happy” is a measure to coerce, entrap, and control. It’s rape culture, and it’s dehumanizing as fuck.
April 23, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Any measure to “persuade” young women to get married and get pregnant that isn’t “because it makes them happy” is a measure to coerce, entrap, and control. It’s rape culture, and it’s dehumanizing as fuck.
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The Pope literally used one of his last moments on Earth to scold JD Vance for his unchristian policies towards migrants and refugees. This lapsed catholic appreciates that more than I can verbalize.
The people running our country are evil.
The people running our country are evil.
April 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The Pope literally used one of his last moments on Earth to scold JD Vance for his unchristian policies towards migrants and refugees. This lapsed catholic appreciates that more than I can verbalize.
The people running our country are evil.
The people running our country are evil.
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Also, feminism has shown the way! Subsidized childcare! Robust, paid parental leave. Tax credits! Reproductive freedom. Universal healthcare. Until they make the world better, there is little incentive to have kids (though they are adorable lil munchkins)
One idea I have is not turning the country where the putative child would be raised into an authoritarian hellscape. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning (Gift Article)
The White House is soliciting policy proposals designed to give women incentives to have more children, a priority for many social conservatives.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Also, feminism has shown the way! Subsidized childcare! Robust, paid parental leave. Tax credits! Reproductive freedom. Universal healthcare. Until they make the world better, there is little incentive to have kids (though they are adorable lil munchkins)