Alice Evans
@draliceevans.bsky.social
Visiting Associate Professor at Stanford University
Writing "The Great Gender Divergence"
Substack: www.ggd.world
Writing "The Great Gender Divergence"
Substack: www.ggd.world
If Turkey’s young women continue to culturally leapfrog, but men remain more conservative, then this will have major implications for coupling and fertility
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February 15, 2026 at 5:28 AM
If Turkey’s young women continue to culturally leapfrog, but men remain more conservative, then this will have major implications for coupling and fertility
www.ggd.world/p/cultural-l...
www.ggd.world/p/cultural-l...
‘Gaslighting’, ‘love-bombing’ and ‘toxic relationships’ have surged in online searches across Turkey.
I call this "CULTURAL LEAPFROGGING"
www.ggd.world/p/cultural-l...
I call this "CULTURAL LEAPFROGGING"
www.ggd.world/p/cultural-l...
February 15, 2026 at 5:17 AM
‘Gaslighting’, ‘love-bombing’ and ‘toxic relationships’ have surged in online searches across Turkey.
I call this "CULTURAL LEAPFROGGING"
www.ggd.world/p/cultural-l...
I call this "CULTURAL LEAPFROGGING"
www.ggd.world/p/cultural-l...
Sexual abuse persists because humans repeatedly prioritise institutional self-preservation.
Children - the most vulnerable members of our society - are then dismissed, disregarded and violated.
www.ggd.world/p/what-do-ep...
Children - the most vulnerable members of our society - are then dismissed, disregarded and violated.
www.ggd.world/p/what-do-ep...
February 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Sexual abuse persists because humans repeatedly prioritise institutional self-preservation.
Children - the most vulnerable members of our society - are then dismissed, disregarded and violated.
www.ggd.world/p/what-do-ep...
Children - the most vulnerable members of our society - are then dismissed, disregarded and violated.
www.ggd.world/p/what-do-ep...
Hopefully it will look something like this,
But obviously LESS elegant
But obviously LESS elegant
January 18, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Hopefully it will look something like this,
But obviously LESS elegant
But obviously LESS elegant
Gang, I have an adventurous idea!
Wish me luck! 🤟
Wish me luck! 🤟
January 18, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Gang, I have an adventurous idea!
Wish me luck! 🤟
Wish me luck! 🤟
In Putin's Russia, the courts have become feminised
If one ran a cross-country regression, one might interpret this as an egalitarian triumph.
But, if we understand country context, we realise that judges have been emasculated and disempowered..
Not much of a win.
By @juliaioffe.bsky.social
If one ran a cross-country regression, one might interpret this as an egalitarian triumph.
But, if we understand country context, we realise that judges have been emasculated and disempowered..
Not much of a win.
By @juliaioffe.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
In Putin's Russia, the courts have become feminised
If one ran a cross-country regression, one might interpret this as an egalitarian triumph.
But, if we understand country context, we realise that judges have been emasculated and disempowered..
Not much of a win.
By @juliaioffe.bsky.social
If one ran a cross-country regression, one might interpret this as an egalitarian triumph.
But, if we understand country context, we realise that judges have been emasculated and disempowered..
Not much of a win.
By @juliaioffe.bsky.social
Crudely, there are two kinds of extreme patriarchies.
1) those who regard women as workhorses, whose welfare has zero value.
2) those who want to keep women in seclusion.
The USSR was (1).
Possible to do both, ofc.
1) those who regard women as workhorses, whose welfare has zero value.
2) those who want to keep women in seclusion.
The USSR was (1).
Possible to do both, ofc.
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Crudely, there are two kinds of extreme patriarchies.
1) those who regard women as workhorses, whose welfare has zero value.
2) those who want to keep women in seclusion.
The USSR was (1).
Possible to do both, ofc.
1) those who regard women as workhorses, whose welfare has zero value.
2) those who want to keep women in seclusion.
The USSR was (1).
Possible to do both, ofc.
The average Soviet woman had 3-7 abortions.
This wasn't 'female emancipation',
This was a result of men dominating power and the command economy,
Then effectively saying 'nah, why bother with women's health'?
This wasn't 'female emancipation',
This was a result of men dominating power and the command economy,
Then effectively saying 'nah, why bother with women's health'?
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The average Soviet woman had 3-7 abortions.
This wasn't 'female emancipation',
This was a result of men dominating power and the command economy,
Then effectively saying 'nah, why bother with women's health'?
This wasn't 'female emancipation',
This was a result of men dominating power and the command economy,
Then effectively saying 'nah, why bother with women's health'?
Socialists may cheer for the USSR, citing high FLFP
Sociologists say 'women worked a double shift'
But perhaps the most visual example of patriarchy is near-absence of sanitary pads?
(Male) planners disregarded women's health, no patent existed till 1985, forcing use of rags.
Sociologists say 'women worked a double shift'
But perhaps the most visual example of patriarchy is near-absence of sanitary pads?
(Male) planners disregarded women's health, no patent existed till 1985, forcing use of rags.
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Socialists may cheer for the USSR, citing high FLFP
Sociologists say 'women worked a double shift'
But perhaps the most visual example of patriarchy is near-absence of sanitary pads?
(Male) planners disregarded women's health, no patent existed till 1985, forcing use of rags.
Sociologists say 'women worked a double shift'
But perhaps the most visual example of patriarchy is near-absence of sanitary pads?
(Male) planners disregarded women's health, no patent existed till 1985, forcing use of rags.
Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia" by @juliaioffe.bsky.social is FANTASTIC.
Best book on gender for 2025.
Some gender books on Russia have been ideologically narrow, but this is superbly researched and extremely readable. Bravo!
Best book on gender for 2025.
Some gender books on Russia have been ideologically narrow, but this is superbly researched and extremely readable. Bravo!
December 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia" by @juliaioffe.bsky.social is FANTASTIC.
Best book on gender for 2025.
Some gender books on Russia have been ideologically narrow, but this is superbly researched and extremely readable. Bravo!
Best book on gender for 2025.
Some gender books on Russia have been ideologically narrow, but this is superbly researched and extremely readable. Bravo!
“Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) came from a lower-class background. Her father was a servant.
This self-portrait is quite remarkable. Staring right at the viewer, this woman is making her own selfie, effectively saying:
"I'm here, I matter, I'm a painter"
This self-portrait is quite remarkable. Staring right at the viewer, this woman is making her own selfie, effectively saying:
"I'm here, I matter, I'm a painter"
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) came from a lower-class background. Her father was a servant.
This self-portrait is quite remarkable. Staring right at the viewer, this woman is making her own selfie, effectively saying:
"I'm here, I matter, I'm a painter"
This self-portrait is quite remarkable. Staring right at the viewer, this woman is making her own selfie, effectively saying:
"I'm here, I matter, I'm a painter"
“Ils ne vouloient que notre bien,”
(They only wanted what was best for us - satirising clergy & nobility).
(They only wanted what was best for us - satirising clergy & nobility).
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“Ils ne vouloient que notre bien,”
(They only wanted what was best for us - satirising clergy & nobility).
(They only wanted what was best for us - satirising clergy & nobility).
Marie-Gabrielle Capet (shown above) then painted "The Workshop of Madame Vincent".
Adélaïde (Madame Vincent) is shown painting, and Marie-Gabrielle directly looks at the viewer, holding Adélaïde's palette.
In both, female creators insert themselves centre-stage.
Adélaïde (Madame Vincent) is shown painting, and Marie-Gabrielle directly looks at the viewer, holding Adélaïde's palette.
In both, female creators insert themselves centre-stage.
November 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Marie-Gabrielle Capet (shown above) then painted "The Workshop of Madame Vincent".
Adélaïde (Madame Vincent) is shown painting, and Marie-Gabrielle directly looks at the viewer, holding Adélaïde's palette.
In both, female creators insert themselves centre-stage.
Adélaïde (Madame Vincent) is shown painting, and Marie-Gabrielle directly looks at the viewer, holding Adélaïde's palette.
In both, female creators insert themselves centre-stage.
"Women cannot be useful to the progress of the arts” - declared the French Academy, in its ban.
But.. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard was admitted in 1783 advocated for women's inclusion.
In this "Self-Portrait with Two Pupils", she directly faces the viewer (unusual at the time).
But.. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard was admitted in 1783 advocated for women's inclusion.
In this "Self-Portrait with Two Pupils", she directly faces the viewer (unusual at the time).
November 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"Women cannot be useful to the progress of the arts” - declared the French Academy, in its ban.
But.. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard was admitted in 1783 advocated for women's inclusion.
In this "Self-Portrait with Two Pupils", she directly faces the viewer (unusual at the time).
But.. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard was admitted in 1783 advocated for women's inclusion.
In this "Self-Portrait with Two Pupils", she directly faces the viewer (unusual at the time).
Between the 15-18th centuries,
Tatar cavalry conducted more than 2,500 raids on over 800 settlements,
5 million people were abducted - taken as captives to the Black Sea ports for sale across the Ottoman Empire.
(Charnysh & Lall 2024)
Tatar cavalry conducted more than 2,500 raids on over 800 settlements,
5 million people were abducted - taken as captives to the Black Sea ports for sale across the Ottoman Empire.
(Charnysh & Lall 2024)
November 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Between the 15-18th centuries,
Tatar cavalry conducted more than 2,500 raids on over 800 settlements,
5 million people were abducted - taken as captives to the Black Sea ports for sale across the Ottoman Empire.
(Charnysh & Lall 2024)
Tatar cavalry conducted more than 2,500 raids on over 800 settlements,
5 million people were abducted - taken as captives to the Black Sea ports for sale across the Ottoman Empire.
(Charnysh & Lall 2024)
Writing was invented over 5000 years ago.
Genuine question: how much of that corpus was written by women?
I mean state decrees, law codes, record-keeping, religious texts, literature, contracts, letters..
My guess?
Before 20th Century?
Less than 1%?
Genuine question: how much of that corpus was written by women?
I mean state decrees, law codes, record-keeping, religious texts, literature, contracts, letters..
My guess?
Before 20th Century?
Less than 1%?
November 16, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Writing was invented over 5000 years ago.
Genuine question: how much of that corpus was written by women?
I mean state decrees, law codes, record-keeping, religious texts, literature, contracts, letters..
My guess?
Before 20th Century?
Less than 1%?
Genuine question: how much of that corpus was written by women?
I mean state decrees, law codes, record-keeping, religious texts, literature, contracts, letters..
My guess?
Before 20th Century?
Less than 1%?
Multiple coins have been found in this same style..
Why is it exciting?
Why is it exciting?
November 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Multiple coins have been found in this same style..
Why is it exciting?
Why is it exciting?
Quiz: What is this? And why is it a useful artefact for anyone interested in the history of gender?
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Quiz: What is this? And why is it a useful artefact for anyone interested in the history of gender?
When I suggested that Latin America's high rate of femicides are primarily due to its exceptionally high violence, some pushed back.
But Claudia Sheinbaum has reduced violence, and this has simultaneously led to a decline in femicides.
But Claudia Sheinbaum has reduced violence, and this has simultaneously led to a decline in femicides.
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
When I suggested that Latin America's high rate of femicides are primarily due to its exceptionally high violence, some pushed back.
But Claudia Sheinbaum has reduced violence, and this has simultaneously led to a decline in femicides.
But Claudia Sheinbaum has reduced violence, and this has simultaneously led to a decline in femicides.
What are the origins of patriarchy?
(Or is that the wrong question...?)
Writing my book, cross-legged on the floor, scraping clues & fragments from every continent, till I cobble together the mosaic. 🧩🗺️
(Or is that the wrong question...?)
Writing my book, cross-legged on the floor, scraping clues & fragments from every continent, till I cobble together the mosaic. 🧩🗺️
November 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
What are the origins of patriarchy?
(Or is that the wrong question...?)
Writing my book, cross-legged on the floor, scraping clues & fragments from every continent, till I cobble together the mosaic. 🧩🗺️
(Or is that the wrong question...?)
Writing my book, cross-legged on the floor, scraping clues & fragments from every continent, till I cobble together the mosaic. 🧩🗺️
As China’s exports come up against trade barriers, they’re offloading & flooding other countries.
🇮🇩 factories have increasingly closed - exacerbating a prior trend of automation, de-industrialisation, & stalled development.
By Jon Emont,
Ft @drodrik.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
🇮🇩 factories have increasingly closed - exacerbating a prior trend of automation, de-industrialisation, & stalled development.
By Jon Emont,
Ft @drodrik.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
August 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
As China’s exports come up against trade barriers, they’re offloading & flooding other countries.
🇮🇩 factories have increasingly closed - exacerbating a prior trend of automation, de-industrialisation, & stalled development.
By Jon Emont,
Ft @drodrik.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
🇮🇩 factories have increasingly closed - exacerbating a prior trend of automation, de-industrialisation, & stalled development.
By Jon Emont,
Ft @drodrik.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
It was such a treat to be on CNN with the fantastic Fareed Zakaria - who was incredibly kind & insightful!
July 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It was such a treat to be on CNN with the fantastic Fareed Zakaria - who was incredibly kind & insightful!
3 patriarchs huddle, each glorifies a distinct ideology:
1) says men are more intelligent.
2) claims that female seclusion is necessary for heaven.
3) rejects reproductive freedoms.
Which patriarchal ideology proves most resilient in the 21st century?
1) says men are more intelligent.
2) claims that female seclusion is necessary for heaven.
3) rejects reproductive freedoms.
Which patriarchal ideology proves most resilient in the 21st century?
July 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
3 patriarchs huddle, each glorifies a distinct ideology:
1) says men are more intelligent.
2) claims that female seclusion is necessary for heaven.
3) rejects reproductive freedoms.
Which patriarchal ideology proves most resilient in the 21st century?
1) says men are more intelligent.
2) claims that female seclusion is necessary for heaven.
3) rejects reproductive freedoms.
Which patriarchal ideology proves most resilient in the 21st century?
Patriarchy persists in cultural enclaves that legitimise and naturalise inequalities - when it is the air we breathe.
Technological connectivity can be radically disruptive, enabling ideological persuasion.
Have I tagged all the feminist bestsellers here in Yogya? 📚
Technological connectivity can be radically disruptive, enabling ideological persuasion.
Have I tagged all the feminist bestsellers here in Yogya? 📚
July 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Patriarchy persists in cultural enclaves that legitimise and naturalise inequalities - when it is the air we breathe.
Technological connectivity can be radically disruptive, enabling ideological persuasion.
Have I tagged all the feminist bestsellers here in Yogya? 📚
Technological connectivity can be radically disruptive, enabling ideological persuasion.
Have I tagged all the feminist bestsellers here in Yogya? 📚
Thank you so much to all my friends in Indonesia for being so incredibly hospitable, generous & informative!
This trip has radically advanced my understanding of 🇮🇩 schooling, religious syncretism, nationalism, & gender.
Here’s me looking like I have just heard MAJOR gossip. 👀
This trip has radically advanced my understanding of 🇮🇩 schooling, religious syncretism, nationalism, & gender.
Here’s me looking like I have just heard MAJOR gossip. 👀
July 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Thank you so much to all my friends in Indonesia for being so incredibly hospitable, generous & informative!
This trip has radically advanced my understanding of 🇮🇩 schooling, religious syncretism, nationalism, & gender.
Here’s me looking like I have just heard MAJOR gossip. 👀
This trip has radically advanced my understanding of 🇮🇩 schooling, religious syncretism, nationalism, & gender.
Here’s me looking like I have just heard MAJOR gossip. 👀