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Diana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · 27d

Are you attending #APSA2025 and (thinking of) writing a book on the topic of gender and politics?! Come meet the editors of the @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Cambridge Studies in Gender & Politics! Friday at 2:30pm at the Sutton Place Hotel (Salon Cezanne). We want to talk w/ you!

Ana Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · 29d

📢 Meet the Editors: Cambridge Studies in Gender and Politics
📅 APSA Annual Meeting, Fri 12, 2:30–3:30pm
📍 Salon Cezanne, Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver

Join the editors for an informal gathering to learn about the series & share your research on gender and politics
www.cambridge.org/core/series/...

Cambridge Studies in Gender and Politics

Welcome to Cambridge Core

www.cambridge.org

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Joe Ura @joeura.bsky.social · 29d

Here's the catalog description the now-fired Texas A&M lecturer allegedly transgressed by giving a lecture about gender in children's literature.

ENGL 360 Literature for Children

Credits 3. 3 Lecture hours. Representative writers, genres, texts and movements.

president.tamu.edu/messages/an-...

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Diana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · Aug 8

So proud of @gdilandro.bsky.social for successfully defending his thesis "Political Parties and the Gender Voting Gap in Western Democracies: A Supply and Demand Framework." He's already published one dissertation paper in @bjpols.bsky.social & there's more great gender & politics work to come! 🍾

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Diana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · Jul 2

📘 New from Cambridge & free to download for the next two weeks!

"Attitudes toward Political Authoritarianism in Economically Advanced Democracies: The Role of Gender Values and Norms" by Amy C. Alexander & @gefjonoff.bsky.social!

Check out the 🧵 below for a great summary!

Gefjon Off @gefjonoff.bsky.social · Jul 2

Our Element is out! 🎉

Why do authoritarian-leaning leaders target women’s and LGBTQ+ rights? Is there a systematic pattern that reaches beyond individual country cases, and how is this reflected in people’s attitudes and societal norms?

www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Attitudes toward Political Authoritarianism in Economically Advanced Democracies

Cambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - Attitudes toward Political Authoritarianism in Economically Advanced Democracies

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Diana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · Jun 21

It’s a very intense two weeks! Thank you for giving it your all! Really excited to see your dissertation, work in print sometime soon, and will definitely be following the work that comes out of your postdoc!

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Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Jun 20

Today was the last day of the EITM Summer School in Mannheim. I am so more knowledgeable, wise and much grateful to Prof. Thomas König for this opportunity, and to Prof. Thomas Bräuninger, Prof. Richard Traunmüller, Prof. @dzobrien.bsky.social & Prof. @fortunato.bsky.social for teaching all of us 🙏🏼

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Diana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · Jun 17

🚨 New Cambridge Element! Glass Ceilings, Glass Cliffs, and Quicksands by Andrea S. Aldrich & @zeynsom.bsky.social uses original data from 11 democracies (1980–2020) to examine how gender shapes party leadership selection & survival. Free for 2 more days: cup.org/3HqJXty #gender #politics

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Diana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · Jun 2

Congratulations to Dr. @ietchacq.bsky.social! She's such a tenacious, ambitious, and brilliant young scholar, and I'm lucky to have been able to play some small part in her Ph.D. journey! Keep a look out for her great CP work on the representation of marginalized groups!

Iris Acquarone @ietchacq.bsky.social · May 29

A few weeks ago, we returned to Houston to celebrate my graduation.
I wouldn’t have done it without her.
I’m grateful for your continued support, mentorship, and many teachings, @dzobrien.bsky.social. Honored to have shared my journey with you!

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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · May 26

Including:
Gendered jobs and local leaders by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @rivb.bsky.social‬ ‪and @mirya.bsky.social‬
Also available as an ebook: solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/permalink/44...

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Tiffany Barnes @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social · May 21

Want to hear more from fantastic EGEN scholars? Follow this starter pack!
go.bsky.app/SeabEZc

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Tiffany Barnes @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social · May 3

📣 Still open access. 📣Get it while you can 📚👇

doi.org/10.1017/9781...

Gendered Jobs and Local Leaders

Cambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - Gendered Jobs and Local Leaders

doi.org

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Jennifer Piscopo @jennpiscopo.bsky.social · May 1

I am honored & humbled working w/ Amanda Clayton & @dzobrien.bsky.social. Our latest @apsrjournal.bsky.social shows that gender quotas do *not* erode legitimacy: across democracies, voters prefer legislatures w/ gender balance to those w/ male dominance, full stop.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Electoral Gender Quotas and Democratic Legitimacy | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Electoral Gender Quotas and Democratic Legitimacy

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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · Apr 9

📢New issue of #PAG21 is out!📢

@erincassese.bsky.social & @amandafriesen.bsky.social outline the major contributions to the literature on women voters published by P&G over the last 20 years and suggest future research agendas.

gendersky polisky

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Research article "A Look Back At 20 Years of Research on Gender and Voting in Politics & Gender" by Erin C. Cassese & Amanda Friesen.
Abstract reads: This essay highlights the impact of Politics & Gender on the discipline’s understanding of how gender shapes the preferences, behavior, and motivations of voters. It provides descriptive information about the prevalence of research on gender and voting in the journal, along with the proportion of articles dedicated to women voters across different regions globally. The bulk of the essay focuses on the substance of this research — drawing out major themes and identifying significant contributions within each theme — and it concludes by offering a future research agenda on gender and voting.

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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · Apr 4

📢New issue of #PAG21 is out!📢

Our twentieth anniversary issue is now out! Our editor @mlkrook.bsky.social‬ introduces the issue reflecting on founding of the journal and previewing all of the wonderful research featured in this special edition of P&G.

polisci gendersky
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From the Editor article from Mona Lena Krook.

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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · Apr 7

Need a break from watching the stock market tumble? Our new article on the persistence of role model effects into adulthood is out now in @polbehavior.bsky.social! We are the first, to our knowledge, to show such effects. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Screenshot for the title page of an article entited "Nevertheless, Role Models Persisted: Girls Exposed to Women Politicians More Likely to Vote as Adults," by Christina Wolbrecht and David E. Campbell, published in the journal Political Behavior.

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Dawn Teele @teele.bsky.social · Apr 4

Hey #Gendersky #Polisky #PoliticalBehavio(u)r #PoliticalScienceData: Check Out @egenpolisci.bsky.social's brilliant group of Prize Winners. Funding the next gen of gender scholarship!

@tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social

Empirical Study of Gender (EGEN) Research Network. @egenpolisci.bsky.social · Apr 4

2025 EGEN Prize Announcement:

We are thrilled to announce the results of the 2025 prize competition. The EGEN prize committee selected 5 Prize Recipients and 3 Honorable Mentions this year!

@tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social @teele.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social

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Guy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · Apr 1

With growing concerns for Israeli democracy, join us for a thought-provoking webinar. We will explore cross-national examples of democratic decline and discuss what lessons can be applied to Israel’s current situation.
📅Monday, April 7th
🕓8:30 PM EST | 5:30 PM PST
📍Register tinyurl.com/webinar040725

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Diana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · Mar 28

Thank you friend! 🙂

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Ana Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · Mar 10

Delighted to see our article here in great company. Check out the whole collection of articles on gender and sexuality published in South European Society and Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social since 2021 w reflection by @elombardo.bsky.social 👇! 💡

South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · Mar 10

🥁 New Article Collection! 📚
#Gender and #Sexuality in Southern Europe

1⃣2⃣ #FreeAccess Articles

🎯Introduction by @elombardo.bsky.social, Nicolò Conti & @bonniefield.bsky.social

Read and download here ⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/journals/fse...

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Diana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · Mar 21

Today is MARGIE @ WashU! Thank you to @mhayes.bsky.social for hosting the Mid-American Conference for Race, Gender, Immigration and Ethnicity Politics Conference w/ great talks from Marques Zarate, @shortle.bsky.social, @angietorres.bsky.social, Allison Anoll & @mjstrawbridge.bsky.social!

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · Mar 16

🌟THANK YOU🌟 to everyone who attended @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social's book launch last week! Academic research is key to advancing #WomenPeaceSecurity #CSW69📚

Couldn't make it? No worries! You can watch a recording of the event here! youtu.be/qDCcmADPYUs?...

#gendersky #polisky

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Diana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · Mar 13

Thank you, Christina! Your share brought a lot of extra 👀 to our article. Delighted to see that the Wolbrecht boost lives on—thriving on BlueSky, just as it did on Twitter. Brilliant scholar + political tastemaker!

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Ashley Leeds @bashleyleeds.bsky.social · Mar 12

Great to see this out! This review is important for IR scholars as well— under what conditions do women lead and what are the implications of that leadership? Highly recommend!

Diana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · Mar 10

Really pleased that my @annualreviews.bsky.social on "Gender and Leadership in Executive Branch Politics" w/ @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social is now out!

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Gender and Leadership in Executive Branch Politics | Annual Reviews

Gender influences who has access to power, how leaders behave and are received within institutions, and how institutions are perceived. This review examines gender dynamics in the executive branch, fo...

www.annualreviews.org

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Diana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · Mar 13

Thank you so much, Ashley!