Women in Legislative Studies
@winls.bsky.social
Working to engage, support, and promote women who study legislative politics related to Congress, state, comparative, and international legislatures.
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Very cool new piece out from @jkaslovsky.bsky.social and Michael P. Olson in @thejop.bsky.social: "Legislature Size and Party Unity: Evidence from Historical US State Legislatures"
Check it out here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Legislature Size and Party Unity: Evidence from Historical US State Legislatures | The Journal of Politics: Vol 88, No 1
The size of a legislature is one of its most fundamental features, yet there is little consensus on how large legislatures should be. Furthermore, many modern-day reformers are dissatisfied with the c...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Very cool new piece out from @jkaslovsky.bsky.social and Michael P. Olson in @thejop.bsky.social: "Legislature Size and Party Unity: Evidence from Historical US State Legislatures"
Check it out here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Check it out here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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New from Rosalyn Cooperman in the Journal of Policy History: "Gender and Party Polarization in the US Congress: Hypervisibility and Invisibility"
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Gender and Party Polarization in the US Congress: Hypervisibility and Invisibility | Journal of Policy History | Cambridge Core
Gender and Party Polarization in the US Congress: Hypervisibility and Invisibility - Volume 37 Issue 4
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January 14, 2026 at 8:47 PM
New from Rosalyn Cooperman in the Journal of Policy History: "Gender and Party Polarization in the US Congress: Hypervisibility and Invisibility"
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Check out the call for papers for a special issue of the Italian Political Science Review (published in English), focusing on the comparative politics of gender.
The call is provided here: ipsrbrief.substack.com/p/call-for-p...
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Call for Papers: The Comparative Politics of Gender
Deadline February 8, 2026
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January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Check out the call for papers for a special issue of the Italian Political Science Review (published in English), focusing on the comparative politics of gender.
The call is provided here: ipsrbrief.substack.com/p/call-for-p...
Polisky Gendersky
The call is provided here: ipsrbrief.substack.com/p/call-for-p...
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Sarah Allen Gershon and @brownphdgirl.bsky.social use the case of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr’s nomination hearing to examine Senate messaging at the intersection of party, gender, and race.
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Representing ‘Women’s Interests’ in 2025: Senate Messaging at the Intersection of Party, Gender, and Race
Lawmakers from historically marginalized groups often emphasize unique political messages from their counterparts that hinge on their identities or those of their constituency. Because symbolic repres...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Sarah Allen Gershon and @brownphdgirl.bsky.social use the case of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr’s nomination hearing to examine Senate messaging at the intersection of party, gender, and race.
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Scott LaCombe, Margot Audero and Avery Spicka analyze the diffusion of LGBTQ policies in the states, with a focus on the influence of model legislation.
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Model Legislation and the Diffusion of LGBTQ Policies
The past decade has seen a dramatic surge in state LGBTQ policymaking, rising from a few dozen policies a year to hundreds of expansive and restrictive proposals, raising questions about what drives t...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Scott LaCombe, Margot Audero and Avery Spicka analyze the diffusion of LGBTQ policies in the states, with a focus on the influence of model legislation.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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@hannabrant.bsky.social and @jordanmbutcher.bsky.social track LGBTQ+ representation in state legislatures in the 2024 election.
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The 2024 Rainbow Wave: Tracking LGBTQ+ Representation in State Legislatures
Following the 2024 election, LGBTQ+ representation in state legislatures increased, yet, at the same time, 2024 also marked a record-breaking year for anti-trans legislation being introduced in the st...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM
@hannabrant.bsky.social and @jordanmbutcher.bsky.social track LGBTQ+ representation in state legislatures in the 2024 election.
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Dartmouth College invites applications for a Guarini Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Program in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences.
Details: apply.interfolio.com/178487
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January 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Dartmouth College invites applications for a Guarini Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Program in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences.
Details: apply.interfolio.com/178487
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Details: apply.interfolio.com/178487
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Politics & Gender is currently soliciting abstract proposals for a collection on Abortion Storytelling in State Politics. Details here:
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January 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Politics & Gender is currently soliciting abstract proposals for a collection on Abortion Storytelling in State Politics. Details here:
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Register for this month's professional development seminar, "Teaching Political Science in Turbulent Times."
Date: January 16
Time: 11:00 a.m. Pacific
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Date: January 16
Time: 11:00 a.m. Pacific
Registration: csus.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: 2026 January WiLS PDS: Teaching Political Science in Turbulent Times. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
We will have a discussion-based session to share strategies and experiences for navigating political polarization and difficult conversations in the classroom. There are no designated speakers. Partic...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Register for this month's professional development seminar, "Teaching Political Science in Turbulent Times."
Date: January 16
Time: 11:00 a.m. Pacific
Registration: csus.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Hope to see you there!
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Date: January 16
Time: 11:00 a.m. Pacific
Registration: csus.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Hope to see you there!
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Check out "Predicting Support for the Christian Democrats in the 2025 German Bundestag Election: A State-Level Approach" in the most recent issue of PS, by @marystegmaier.bsky.social and Kamil Marcinkiewicz
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Predicting Support for the Christian Democrats in the 2025 German Bundestag Election: A State-Level Approach | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core
Predicting Support for the Christian Democrats in the 2025 German Bundestag Election: A State-Level Approach - Volume 59 Issue 1
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January 10, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Check out "Predicting Support for the Christian Democrats in the 2025 German Bundestag Election: A State-Level Approach" in the most recent issue of PS, by @marystegmaier.bsky.social and Kamil Marcinkiewicz
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New article: "Legislative Control and Partisan Disparities in Dyadic Representation" in @lsqjournal.bsky.social w/ Dan Butler and @steverogersinfo.bsky.social. GOP leadership doesn't shy away from policies where GOP constituencies disagree with the party platform, impairing dyadic representation!
December 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
New article: "Legislative Control and Partisan Disparities in Dyadic Representation" in @lsqjournal.bsky.social w/ Dan Butler and @steverogersinfo.bsky.social. GOP leadership doesn't shy away from policies where GOP constituencies disagree with the party platform, impairing dyadic representation!
The Consortium on the American Political Economy Junior Working Group is soliciting papers for their spring workshop, which focuses on the relationship between markets and governance in the United States, broadly construed.
Details + submit by Jan 16: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Spring 2026: Consortium on the American Political Economy Junior Working Group
The Consortium on the American Political Economy Junior Working Group is now soliciting papers for the Spring 2026 semester. If you are interested in presenting, serving as a discussant, or simply upd...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The Consortium on the American Political Economy Junior Working Group is soliciting papers for their spring workshop, which focuses on the relationship between markets and governance in the United States, broadly construed.
Details + submit by Jan 16: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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"Gendered Perceptions of Legislative Influence" by @jkaslovsky.bsky.social, Tabitha Koch, and Michael P. Olson in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social!
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Gendered Perceptions of Legislative Influence | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Gendered Perceptions of Legislative Influence - Volume 23 Issue 4
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December 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"Gendered Perceptions of Legislative Influence" by @jkaslovsky.bsky.social, Tabitha Koch, and Michael P. Olson in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social!
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It's pretty cool that my Human Trafficking Research Lab at Millikin will be featured on a professional development panel "Academic Entrepreneurship: Launching and Leading Centers, Labs, and Institutes" for Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social with others from Dartmouth and Arizona State!
December 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It's pretty cool that my Human Trafficking Research Lab at Millikin will be featured on a professional development panel "Academic Entrepreneurship: Launching and Leading Centers, Labs, and Institutes" for Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social with others from Dartmouth and Arizona State!
Dartmouth College invites applications for a Guarini Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Program in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) and the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences (Rocky).
Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/178487
Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/178487
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December 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Dartmouth College invites applications for a Guarini Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Program in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) and the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences (Rocky).
Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/178487
Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/178487
A team of scholars is soliciting abstracts on Abortion Storytelling in State Politics. The collection will be featured in a Critical Perspectives proposal for Politics & Gender.
🗓️Deadline: February 1, 2026.
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🗓️Deadline: February 1, 2026.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
A team of scholars is soliciting abstracts on Abortion Storytelling in State Politics. The collection will be featured in a Critical Perspectives proposal for Politics & Gender.
🗓️Deadline: February 1, 2026.
Read the call in the link below:
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🗓️Deadline: February 1, 2026.
Read the call in the link below:
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This Friday, December 12th at 2:00pm ET is the next Women in Legislative Studies Professional Development Seminar.
The topic for this week is "Academic Entrepreneurship: Launching and Leading Centers, Labs, and Institutes."
To attend, please register here: forms.gle/iaVCB2HQj6Ej...
The topic for this week is "Academic Entrepreneurship: Launching and Leading Centers, Labs, and Institutes."
To attend, please register here: forms.gle/iaVCB2HQj6Ej...
Registration Professional Development Seminar, Dec 12 2025, "Academic Entrepreneurship: Launching and Leading Centers, Labs, and Institutes "
This is the registration form for the upcoming Women in Legislative Studies Professional Development Seminar, which will begin at 2pm ET. We'll send you a zoom link shortly before the event.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This Friday, December 12th at 2:00pm ET is the next Women in Legislative Studies Professional Development Seminar.
The topic for this week is "Academic Entrepreneurship: Launching and Leading Centers, Labs, and Institutes."
To attend, please register here: forms.gle/iaVCB2HQj6Ej...
The topic for this week is "Academic Entrepreneurship: Launching and Leading Centers, Labs, and Institutes."
To attend, please register here: forms.gle/iaVCB2HQj6Ej...
Cornell University is hosting the Congress & History Conference on May 28-29, 2026. Proposals are due December 24, and should be submitted here:
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Congress and History, 2026
Cornell University is hosting the Congress & History Conference, on May 28-29 2026.
For the last twenty-five years, Congress & History has been a premiere scholarly community for the study of Congres...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Cornell University is hosting the Congress & History Conference on May 28-29, 2026. Proposals are due December 24, and should be submitted here:
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The Victoria Schuck Award honors the best book published on women and politics.
For complete details about the award, including details about eligibility, please visit:
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Victoria Schuck Award - American Political Science Association (APSA)
Victoria Schuck Award Victoria Schuck Award Nominations now open. The Schuck Award honors the best book published on women and politics. Victoria Schuck
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December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Victoria Schuck Award honors the best book published on women and politics.
For complete details about the award, including details about eligibility, please visit:
apsanet.org/PROGRAMS/APS...
Nominations Due February 11:
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For complete details about the award, including details about eligibility, please visit:
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Writing group is today!
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November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Writing group is today!
The Center for Effective Lawmaking is looking to recruit post-doctoral fellows for the coming academic year (AY 2026-2027) to be in residence at Vanderbilt University or the University of Virginia. Details here:
Vanderbilt: apply.interfolio.com/175483
UVA: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The Center for Effective Lawmaking is looking to recruit post-doctoral fellows for the coming academic year (AY 2026-2027) to be in residence at Vanderbilt University or the University of Virginia. Details here:
Vanderbilt: apply.interfolio.com/175483
UVA: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...
Vanderbilt: apply.interfolio.com/175483
UVA: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...
This Friday, October 10 at 2pm ET is the next WILS Professional Development Seminar. The topic for this week is "Getting Organized."
Register: forms.gle/ynvw3P56sBa3...
Read Shiri Noy's recent Inside Higher Ed article on organizing your research: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
Register: forms.gle/ynvw3P56sBa3...
Read Shiri Noy's recent Inside Higher Ed article on organizing your research: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
Registration Professional Development Seminar, Oct 10 2025, "Getting Organized"
This is the registration form for the upcoming Women in Legislative Studies Professional Development Seminar, which will begin at 2pm ET. We'll send you a zoom link shortly before the event.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This Friday, October 10 at 2pm ET is the next WILS Professional Development Seminar. The topic for this week is "Getting Organized."
Register: forms.gle/ynvw3P56sBa3...
Read Shiri Noy's recent Inside Higher Ed article on organizing your research: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
Register: forms.gle/ynvw3P56sBa3...
Read Shiri Noy's recent Inside Higher Ed article on organizing your research: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
The Rooney Democracy Institute at Notre Dame is seeking a postdoc or visiting PhD student in legislative institutions and/or representation, under the direction of Jim Curry, Jeff Harden, and Rachel Porter (@rachelporter.bsky.social)
Applications due November 15th: apply.interfolio.com/175219
Applications due November 15th: apply.interfolio.com/175219
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October 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Rooney Democracy Institute at Notre Dame is seeking a postdoc or visiting PhD student in legislative institutions and/or representation, under the direction of Jim Curry, Jeff Harden, and Rachel Porter (@rachelporter.bsky.social)
Applications due November 15th: apply.interfolio.com/175219
Applications due November 15th: apply.interfolio.com/175219
Maya Kornberg's book "Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress" will be published this coming Winter by Johns Hopkins University Press and is available for pre-order here : www.amazon.com/Stuck-Violen...
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October 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Maya Kornberg's book "Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress" will be published this coming Winter by Johns Hopkins University Press and is available for pre-order here : www.amazon.com/Stuck-Violen...
Janet Malzahn and Andrew B. Hall find that election-denying Republicans underperformed in the 2022 midterms in state-level races but not U.S. House races.
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Election-Denying Republican Candidates Underperformed in the 2022 Midterms | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Election-Denying Republican Candidates Underperformed in the 2022 Midterms - Volume 119 Issue 3
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September 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Janet Malzahn and Andrew B. Hall find that election-denying Republicans underperformed in the 2022 midterms in state-level races but not U.S. House races.
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