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Jessica C. Smith @jess-smith.bsky.social · 27d

Submit your abstracts to our ECPG Section for Newcastle 2026 👇

Ceri Fowler @cerifowler.bsky.social · 28d

Delighted to say I'm chairing a section at ECPG 2026 with @jess-smith.bsky.social @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social @gefjonoff.bsky.social and @liranharsgor.bsky.social on Elections, Parties, and Voters! Please send your abstracts in - full info here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... @ecprgender.bsky.social

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Jessica C. Smith @jess-smith.bsky.social · Sep 6

A must read right now by some brilliant colleagues 👇👇

Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · Sep 5

We have a paper on how Labour's strategy is disastrous.

There's an exclusive coverage in @newstatesman.com

www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

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Maarja Lühiste @maarja.bsky.social · Jul 30

Super excited (and relieved!) to see this paper finally published.
Both men and women politicians experience incivility and, overall, the more famous they are, the more abuse they receive. BUT women in Europe receive uncivil tweets even when they're not well known
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

When Does Fame Not Matter? Examining Gender Differences in Politicians’ Social Media Experiences | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core

When Does Fame Not Matter? Examining Gender Differences in Politicians’ Social Media Experiences

www.cambridge.org

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · Jul 6

Why are working class people under-represented in legislatures?

We propose one potential mechanism: working-class individuals are *perceived* as less likely to achieve political success, and are subsequently 'pragmatically' discriminated against.

We provide an experiment in the UK to test it:

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Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) @behaviourresuk.bsky.social · Jun 27

🔍 Are you an early career behavioural researcher? Our Accelerator proposals offer up to £50,000 for innovative projects! 💡 Perfect for kickstarting your research journey. Applications open July 1st—closing August 12th, 2025. Get ready to apply! #ECR #Innovation #BRUKFunding

BR-UK Commissioning Fund To Launch | Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) | Usher Institute

BR-UK’S Commissioning Fund will open to applications on July 1st, 2025.

usher.ed.ac.uk

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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · Jun 18

Early start 🌅 for Day 2 of our conference with @psawomenpol.bsky.social with @sotonpolitics.bsky.social Alum 🎓 @carolineleicht.bsky.social at Uni of Glasgow on her research on the glass ceiling and glass cliff of Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris in US election coverage.

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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · Jun 17

Khatera Yekta of @sotonpolitics.bsky.social presents insights on her research on women’s participation in political negotiations in Afghanistan from 2001-2021.

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Jessica C. Smith @jess-smith.bsky.social · Jun 17

Excited to see our conference getting under way! Even if we are in a basement when it is 25 degrees outside... ☀️

PSA Women and Politics @psawomenpol.bsky.social · Jun 17

Our annual conference co-hosted with @gain-centre.bsky.social at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social is well underway with a panel on Feminist Participation in State Building

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · May 6

Are you interested in social class? I've two working papers which show:

1️⃣ Using actor recordings of different accents, that people derive class from accent and this causally influences trait evaluations

2️⃣ That class-based descriptive representation improves support for the political system.

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Ana Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · May 6

🚨New working paper🚨
"Take a Load Off? Not for Mothers"
Time & money help mothers offload physical household labor —but not the mental load. Cognitive labor is an “unbargainable burden.”
w/ @helenkowalewska.bsky.social @leahruppanner.bsky.social
📄 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Feedback welcome!

Abstract: Globally, women continue to bear a disproportionate share of unpaid household labor. Recent research highlights that gender disparities in cognitive labor—the “thinking work” required to anticipate and monitor household needs—are even more pronounced than in physical household labor. Traditional theories attribute these inequalities to time availability, relative resources, and gender norms. However, it remains unclear whether these frameworks apply equally to cognitive and physical household labor. This paper introduces a new theory of gendered cognitive stickiness to explain how the domestic mental load is distributed. We argue that cognitive labor’s invisibility and lack of clear boundaries make it uniquely resistant to negotiation. Even women who successfully bargain their way out of physical chores remain disproportionately responsible for cognitive labor. Using a large-scale survey of 2,133 partnered, heterosexual U.S. parents, we find that while women’s employment and earnings have reduced their physical household labor, these factors do not alleviate their cognitive household burden. Mothers perform nearly all of this work, regardless of their time or resources. Cognitive labor remains an “unbargainable burden” for women, exposing a hidden constraint that suggests progress toward gender equality in the home is even more incomplete than previously recognized.

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Julian Garritzmann @garritzmannj.bsky.social · Apr 17

I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social!

German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf

Please share

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PSA Women and Politics @psawomenpol.bsky.social · Apr 16

Our final panel of the conference kicking off now with @carolineleicht.bsky.social on feminist humour in political comedy

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PSA Women and Politics @psawomenpol.bsky.social · Apr 16

Kicking off our panel on Gender and the Elections of 2024 sponsored by @politicsjournal.bsky.social with @jennpiscopo.bsky.social on gendered ambition penalties

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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · Apr 15

❗ FREE Summer School on 'Declining democratic health: Methods for diagnosis, treatment, and recovery' with us!

🗓️ June 23-24

📍 Southampton

More details: www.southampton.ac.uk/socsci/news/...

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PSA Women and Politics @psawomenpol.bsky.social · Apr 15

A reminder if you are enjoying the Women and Politics panels at #PSA25 we have our own conference in June in partnership with Southampton Uni's @gain-centre.bsky.social

⭐ Now with EXTENDED DEADLINE for abstracts of Fri 25th April ⭐

Get your papers in now!

Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · Mar 26

🚨CFP🚨 Troubled Times: Gender & Politics in the 21st Century
Join the GAIN Centre’s Women & Politics Annual Conf. exploring backlash, resistance & feminist futures.
📅 Abstracts due: 11 April 2025
💻 Submit: [email protected]
Spread the word! www.southampton.ac.uk/politics/new...

Call for Papers: GAIN Hosts Women and Politics Annual Conference

www.southampton.ac.uk

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Meryl Kenny @merylkenny.bsky.social · Apr 14

Whoop whoop all around for @edinburghpir.bsky.social & pals at #PSA25 - starting with @psawomenpol.bsky.social co-winning specialist group of the year (co-convened by Leah McCabe & @jess-smith.bsky.social)

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Jessica C. Smith @jess-smith.bsky.social · Apr 15

Pints and prizes last night 🍻 ⭐

Honoured to receive the Joni Lovenduski Prize for outstanding professional achievement as an early career scholar at the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social AGM last night

AND thrilled that @psawomenpol.bsky.social won Specialist Group of the Year! 💥 💫

two women receiving a prize at a ceremony

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PSA Women and Politics @psawomenpol.bsky.social · Apr 14

Kicking off the last panel of the day is Alyssa Martin on the Carers Parliament from the QualRep project (www.qualrep.org)

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PSA Women and Politics @psawomenpol.bsky.social · Apr 14

Reminder to our members at #PSA25 today. Our AGM will be at 12:45pm in Hall 8B (The International Convention Centre). Feel free to bring your lunch with you 👍

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Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social · Apr 14

FAO: ECRs at #PSA25.

Do you research democratic attitudes? Are you looking for a job? Then this might be of interest.

Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social · Apr 3

The ERC have given me 5 years to figure out what Europeans really think about democracy. If you would like to come and join me in the endeavour, then I am currently hiring a postdoc @sotonpolitics.bsky.social.

Deadline: 30 April | Details here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #polisky

Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Research Fellow in Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE)

We are delighted to welcome applications for the position of Research Fellow within a new ERC-funded research group on Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE): Rethinking Conceptual, Ontologi...

jobs.soton.ac.uk

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Chloe Challender @chloechallender.bsky.social · Mar 26

Happy to have co-authored the chapter in this book on ‘Women in the House of Commons’. Thanks to eds @ameakin.bsky.social @estrangeirada.bsky.social @louisevthompson.bsky.social and co-authors Rosie Campbell @jess-smith.bsky.social @profsarahchilds.bsky.social

Alexandra Meakin @ameakin.bsky.social · Mar 25

So, so proud of this book! It was an honour to be asked by @estrangeirada.bsky.social & @louisevthompson.bsky.social to join the editing team and work with 70+ incredible practitioners & academics who shared their expertise for the benefit of students of Parliament: global.oup.com/ukhe/product... 🧵

The cover of Exploring Parliament Second Edition, showing the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Bridge from across the Thames, at twilight.

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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · Mar 26

🚨CFP🚨 Troubled Times: Gender & Politics in the 21st Century
Join the GAIN Centre’s Women & Politics Annual Conf. exploring backlash, resistance & feminist futures.
📅 Abstracts due: 11 April 2025
💻 Submit: [email protected]
Spread the word! www.southampton.ac.uk/politics/new...

Call for Papers: GAIN Hosts Women and Politics Annual Conference

www.southampton.ac.uk

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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · Mar 26

*NEW BLOG*

@jess-smith.bsky.social, co-convenor of @psawomenpol.bsky.social, reflects on their recent Mid-Career Workshop with @profsarahchilds.bsky.social and @profrosiecamp.bsky.social in this new blog.

Read now: buff.ly/T7uU14J

#womenshistorymonth

Supporting Mid-Career Academics: Reflecting on Our First Mentoring Workshop | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

In January this year, the PSA Women and Politics Specialist Group hosted its first-ever Mid-Career Mentoring (MCR) workshop funded by the PSA. We welcomed ten brilliant academics from across the UK…

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Emilia Belknap @emiliabelknap.bsky.social · Mar 26

Join us! This one’s going to be good. Feminist scholars, activists, thinkers—come through! Abstracts due 11 April. 🌍💜 #genderpolitics A much-needed space to reckon with backlash, resist, and reimagine gender politics. Send us your work! 💥#polisky

Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · Mar 26

🚨CFP🚨 Troubled Times: Gender & Politics in the 21st Century
Join the GAIN Centre’s Women & Politics Annual Conf. exploring backlash, resistance & feminist futures.
📅 Abstracts due: 11 April 2025
💻 Submit: [email protected]
Spread the word! www.southampton.ac.uk/politics/new...

Call for Papers: GAIN Hosts Women and Politics Annual Conference

www.southampton.ac.uk

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Jessica C. Smith @jess-smith.bsky.social · Mar 25

In the continued causal sexism.. I have just been told by the plumber me not knowing what is causing a leak was what he calls 'a woman problem'...

Jessica C. Smith @jess-smith.bsky.social · Nov 1

It is 2024 and I just got asked by someone coming to advise on some work on the house "do you have a fella?" because obviously drilling some holes in a cupboard would be far too hard for my delicate lady hands...

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