Empirical Study of Gender (EGEN) Research Network.

@egenpolisci.bsky.social

Empirical Study of Gender Research Network. We cultivate and support academic research on gender and power through workshops, networks, and funding http://www.egenpolisci.org/

I am incredibly proud that my book, co-authored with Andrea Aldrich, is published. Using an original party leadership dataset from 11 parliamentary democracies, Andrea and I show that women candidates face a glass ceiling for leadership and quickly sink once elected (the quicksand theory).

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · last yr.

New Cambridge Element 'Glass Ceilings, Glass Cliffs, and Quicksands: Gendered Party Leadership in Parliamentary Systems' by Andrea S. Aldrich & @zeynsom.bsky.social is now free to read for 2 weeks. cup.org/3HqJXty #cambridgeelements #politics

Front cover of "Cambridge Elements: Gender and Politics - Glass Ceilings, Glass Cliffs, and Quicksands" by Andrea S. Aldrich and Zeynep Somer-Topcu, featuring abstract orange and pink shapes.

Very psyched about this paper: PR systems tend to have more women in politics but “hidden majoritarianism” in the sub-national pipeline produces an over-representation of men.

Jacob Edenhofer@jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · last yr.

Smith, Daniel M., @alicirone.bsky.social, @teele.bsky.social, Cox, Gary W. and @fiva.no (2025) Hidden majoritarianism and women’s career progression in proportional representation systems. @apsrjournal.bsky.social Forthcoming eprints.lse.ac.uk/128122/