New publication with @professorsmitha.bsky.social in Fast Capitalism! We revisit overlooked histories of women's organizing across the former Soviet and postcolonial worlds to recover social reproduction feminism for imagining a fairer future. Please download: mavmatrix.uta.edu/fastcapitali...

ASA members Smitha Radhakrishnan @professorsmitha.bsky.social @wellesley.edu + Cinzia D. Solari @cinziasolari.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social discuss the trad wife trend, some of the female archetypes it reinforces/challenges, + what it means for feminism in the US. @npr.org

What the 'tradwife' trend means for modern feminism

What does it tell us about the pressures women are facing today?

bit.ly

I was honored to share findings from my study on trans and nonbinary high school students to help teachers better understand their students’ experiences—and turn that understanding into meaningful action to support TNB students’ learning. massachusettspartnershipsforyouth.com/course/inclu...

Please submit a public comment to support trans and nonbinary kids' access to needed healthcare. There is a sample public comment and an option to submit anonymously. You can submit as an ally/parent/caregiver. You have until Feb 17. Thank you! web-extract.constantcontact.com/v1/social_an...

ACTION ALERT! Protect Trans Youth Healthcare

Email from Greater Boston PFLAG Submit your comments now January Action Alert Protect Health Care for Transgender Youth Submit comments by February 17, 2026 SUBMIT COMMENTS HERE At Greater Boston PFL

web-extract.constantcontact.com

Check out our amazing PhD students!! @umbsociology.bsky.social

A feminist call for creating a fairer world beyond capitalism in the name of love! I am a huge Ghodsee fan! jacobin.com/2025/12/love...

The Political Economy of Love in Capitalism

Love requires attention, affection, and reciprocal flow — a natural cycle of giving and receiving. Capitalism can easily commodify the first two, but the third resists the market. That’s precisely why...

jacobin.com

We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous. (video) snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...

The Putin-Witkoff Plan Worsens the War

Five Reasons the US should not help Russia subjugate Ukraine

snyder.substack.com

@politybooks.bsky.social @asapolisoc.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social @umbsociology.bsky.social @wellesley.edu

Thrilled to share I’ve been promoted to Full Professor! 🎉 Grateful to colleagues, students, mentors, friends—and to the everyday folks who let me travel with them & learn from their lives. Your stories shape my work and understanding of the world. #Sociology #Gratitude

It feels amazing to have your work recognized by your peers! Thanks to the Marxist Sociology section for recognizing our book and the role of feminist thought in imagining a fairer future @professorsmitha.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social @politybooks.bsky.social @umbsociology.bsky.social

**I'll be at ASA if you'd like to chat about the position. Reach out by email.** The Department of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Boston is hiring a TT assistant professor with strengths in the soc of gender/sexualities: careercenter.asanet.org/job/1310899/...

Assistant Professor (Sociology) - Boston, Massachusetts job with University of Massachusetts Boston | 1310899

The Department of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMB) invites qualified persons to apply for a tenure-track assistant profess...

careercenter.asanet.org

I am honored that my peers have elected me to serve on Council for both the American Sociological Association’s Sex & Gender and the PEWS (Political Economy of the World-System) sections. I am looking forward to connecting with folks at the ASA meetings in Chicago!

We're hiring an assistant professor of sociology with strengths in gender & sexualities, with a preference for candidates who can teach Queer Theory & Methods. I'll be available at ASA to chat with interested candidates! employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us...

As grad students, we teased Michael Burawoy for listing "capitalism on earth" as his research interest. We're thrilled that this deeply "Berkeley" feminist perspective on capitalism on earth has been recognized with the 2024 Immanuel Wallerstein Book Prize and now two 2025 awards.

Polity@politybooks.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations @professorsmitha.bsky.social & @cinziasolari.bsky.social: *The Gender Order of Neoliberalism* receives Honorable Mention from @asanews.bsky.social Sex & Gender Section’s Distinguished Book Award AND Marxist Sociology Section’s Paul Sweezy Outstanding Book Award! tinyurl.com/28fw5taz

Congratulations @professorsmitha.bsky.social & @cinziasolari.bsky.social: *The Gender Order of Neoliberalism* receives Honorable Mention from @asanews.bsky.social Sex & Gender Section’s Distinguished Book Award AND Marxist Sociology Section’s Paul Sweezy Outstanding Book Award! tinyurl.com/28fw5taz

The Gender Order of Neoliberalism

The Gender Order of Neoliberalism, What do mompreneurs, angry working-class men, and migrant domestic workers all have in common? They are all gendered subjects responding to the economic, political, ...

politybooks.com

Polity@politybooks.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations @professorsmitha.bsky.social & @cinziasolari.bsky.social: *The Gender Order of Neoliberalism* receives Honorable Mention from @asanews.bsky.social Sex & Gender Section’s Distinguished Book Award AND Marxist Sociology Section’s Paul Sweezy Outstanding Book Award! tinyurl.com/28fw5taz

I LOVE this! www.erininthemorning.com/p/defying-de...

Defying DeSantis, Florida Pride Marchers Light Up Jacksonville Bridge with Rainbow Colors

LGBT Floridians demonstrated that they didn’t need state permission for queer visibility.

erininthemorning.com

1. A transgender man was detained in South Carolina for using the restroom that Republicans want him to use. Officers allegedly hurled slurs at him for doing so. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism. www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-man-...

Trans Man Detained After Using Women’s Restroom in South Carolina

Anti-trans lawmakers want to force trans men to use the women's restroom. Here’s what happened when one did.

erininthemorning.com

Republican support for gay marriage has fallen to 41%. For those in the LGBTQ+ community who do not believe they are coming after gay marriage next after their draconian anti-trans restrictions, you're in for a surprise - we are all in this together.

1. Today, young organizers held a huge rally in D.C. for Trans Day of Visibility. Dem leaders, activists, and allies spoke. “We are all standing together against the fascist lie that our bodies are not our own.” Our writer S. Baum was on the ground today. Subscribe to support our journalism.

“Bullsh*t … Fascist Lie”: Trans People, Dems Go on the Offensive at National TDOV Rally

“We are all standing together against the fascist lie that our bodies are not our own.”

erininthemorning.com

We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at. A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth. HAIRCUTS. This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.

GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors - LGBTQ Nation

The bill would allow anyone to sue someone who affirms a young person's transition, and it specifically mentions hairstyles.

lgbtqnation.com

📢 Huge shoutout to our amazing grad students presenting at #ESS2025! Today, we’re showing off Katsy Rivera Kientz, Jennifer Schweers & Scarlett Qian who will be presenting their research this weekend! 🌅🎓 Stay tuned as we spotlight more of our incredible grad students throughout the week! 👏✨

I was honored to speak as a parent and a researcher about my study with Sky Rathvon (they/them), which draws on interviews with trans and nonbinary students and their ideas for making school a more welcoming place. www.linkedin.com/posts/middle...

Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth, Inc on LinkedIn: #inclusiveeducation #safeschools #equityineducation #mpy #educationmatters…

🌈 Creating Safe and Supportive Learning Environments for LGBTQ+ Students 🌈 On February 25, 2025, MPY hosted an inspiring conference at Montachusett Regional…

linkedin.com

The fates of LGBTQ+ people and Ukraine are linked. Trump is following Putin into an oppositional modernity that uses misogyny, transphobia, and white supremacy as vehicles for recentering manliness in how we judge which nation-states are modern: www.asanet.org/footnotes-ar...

Gender, Modernity, and Russia’s War on Ukraine | American Sociological Association

In times of war, gendered analyses—already marginalized in geopolitical thinking—are often seen as superfluous. When I am asked as a feminist sociologist with

asanet.org

Is the shift from #girlboss to #tradwife a step backward for feminism? Or are both these myths simply features of our stalled feminist imaginations? @professorsmitha.bsky.social & @cinziasolari.bsky.social write @contexts.org → tinyurl.com/ycxn599k & don’t miss their book ↓ tinyurl.com/28fw5taz

The Gender Order of Neoliberalism

The Gender Order of Neoliberalism, What do mompreneurs, angry working-class men, and migrant domestic workers all have in common? They are all gendered subjects responding to the economic, political, ...

tinyurl.com

The American Sociological Association joins the American Federation of Teachers in filing suit over the Dear Colleague letter. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...

Our article, "Beyond #Girlboss and #Tradwife: Reclaiming Joy by Expanding our Feminist Imagination," is in Contexts Magazine! This is an extension of our award-winning book, The Gender Order of Neoliberalism. 📖 Read: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.... 🎶 Listen: open.spotify.com/playlist/2Io...

I was honored to speak as a parent and a researcher about my study with Sky Rathvon (they/them), which draws on interviews with trans and nonbinary students and their ideas for making school a more welcoming place. www.linkedin.com/posts/middle...

Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth, Inc on LinkedIn: #inclusiveeducation #safeschools #equityineducation #mpy #educationmatters…

🌈 Creating Safe and Supportive Learning Environments for LGBTQ+ Students 🌈 On February 25, 2025, MPY hosted an inspiring conference at Montachusett Regional…

linkedin.com

Looking forward to sharing some new work on debt in India tomorrow. Link to the YouTube stream in the link below. watson.brown.edu/southasia/ev...

Beyond #Girlboss and #Tradwife: Sociology scholars @professorsmitha.bsky.social & @cinziasolari.bsky.social write that hashtag feminism responds to White western women's binds, but overlooks global, utopic, liberatory feminist vision to help all struggling women tinyurl.com/FEAGirlboss