🚨New paper out in JEPP @jeppjournal.bsky.social 🎉 Women are underrepresented in local politics, and the problem isn't only their election but retention. In a survey experiment with 500+ English councillors, we find that family-friendly council policies increase women's static ambition. 🧵

The programme for @epssnet.bsky.social's inaugural conference in Belfast is now live. W\ @anacweeks.bsky.social, we were responsible for chairing the Gender & Sexuality Section. Our section will have 13 panels over 3 days. You can see the full programme here: lnkd.in/gQbba9ev

We often ask who wins elections. But who decides to run? New @electoralstudies.bsky.social w/@mhayes.bsky.social: Multi-member districts ⬆️ Black candidate emergence—and political empowerment matters. We revisit assumptions about US electoral design and show who enters the pipeline—not just who wins.

I’m thrilled to share that I’ve started as a Postdoctoral Researcher at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social. I look forward to engaging on questions of gender, political behavior, and survey methods over the next year. I may also have brought the Texas sky with me!

I had such a fun time speaking with @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social on the KickBack podcast about the role that both voters and women officeholders can play in electoral accountability for corruption in Latin America. Thanks for having me on @kickbackgap.bsky.social!

KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast@kickbackgap.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🎙️ New KickBack Ep. 140! Why do voters support corrupt politicians? @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social talks with emilyelia.bsky.social about why voters back corrupt politicians - and whether women candidates help parties recover after scandals. 🎧 Listen: SoundCloud bit.ly/SoundcloudKB140

Happen to see that the openly gay leader of the D66 party is likely to lead the new government in the Netherlands? Curious how citizens evaluate lesbian and gay party leaders? My latest co-authored article exploring this question is now online (and open access)!

British Journal of Political Science@bjpols.bsky.social · 9mo ago

NEW - A Rainbow Ceiling? Sexual Orientation and Party Leader Evaluations - https://cup.org/47G8q7r - Joseph Francesco Cozza, @gdilandro.bsky.social, Andrea Aldrich & @zeynsom.bsky.social #OpenAccess

Lesbian and gay party leaders receive lower leadership evaluations than straight leaders in the UK, and the effects are consistent across genders. Interesting yet discouraging findings in our BJPS paper. @josephfcozza.bsky.social @gdilandro.bsky.social Andrea Aldrich @utgovernment.bsky.social

British Journal of Political Science@bjpols.bsky.social · 9mo ago

NEW - A Rainbow Ceiling? Sexual Orientation and Party Leader Evaluations - https://cup.org/47G8q7r - Joseph Francesco Cozza, @gdilandro.bsky.social, Andrea Aldrich & @zeynsom.bsky.social #OpenAccess

NEW - A Rainbow Ceiling? Sexual Orientation and Party Leader Evaluations - https://cup.org/47G8q7r - Joseph Francesco Cozza, @gdilandro.bsky.social, Andrea Aldrich & @zeynsom.bsky.social #OpenAccess

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! 🍾

📰 Our research on the mental load is on CBS Mornings! 💥 In @jmfncfr.bsky.social, we find mothers manage 71% of family tasks—rising to 79% for daily routines. A powerful but often invisible form of inequality. Grateful to team up with @leahruppanner.bsky.social on this work -- more to come!

CBS Mornings@cbsmornings.bsky.social · last yr.

Research shows moms carry most of the mental work load when it comes to managing responsibilities at home. A report published in the Journal of Marriage and Family found women manage 71% of family tasks such as planning, organizing and scheduling.

🚨NEW ARTICLE🚨 The apparent rising gender gap in political preferences is fact becoming one of the hottest topics in politics today. In this new short paper, @profrosiecamp.bsky.social‬ & Minna Cowper-Coles take a look at the data across generations and countries 📊 doi.org/10.1332/2515...

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

🥳We got page nrs! 🤓In this CPS article, Rosie Shorrocks and I test mechanisms that according to modernization theory can explain modern gender gaps. 🧐Our results imply that women with different political views select into different life trajectories - in education, work, out of marriage. #polisci

Comparative Political Studies@cpsjournal.bsky.social · last yr.

A new issue of CPS (Issue 8, 2025) is online! Explore the new articles now: "Social Change and Women’s Left Vote. The Role of Employment, Education, and Marriage in the Gender Vote Gap" by Mathilde M. van Ditmars @mathildevanditmars.eu and Rosalind Shorrocks journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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...

Newest Gender & Politics Elements on how romantic partners shape politicians careers is available for free download. Congrats @ollefolke.bsky.social @johannarickne.bsky.social & Moa Frödin Gruneau 🔥🔥🔥 @dzobrien.bsky.social @rblaifeder.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/element...

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Big thanks to @denis-cohen.bsky.social, @hannahrajski.bsky.social, @gessler.bsky.social, @aleininger.bsky.social, and fellow participants for a very intellectually engaging MZES-DVPW Methods of Political Science Conference @mzes-ssdl.bsky.social, and, for the invitation !

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...

Really proud of @gdilandro.bsky.social, whose new BJPS article shows that increases in 🚺's labor force participation are associated w/ 🚺's support for the left—but only when left parties support gender-egalitarian labor market policies.

British Journal of Political Science@bjpols.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW - Party Behaviour and the Gender Voting Gap - cup.org/413IPlB - @gdilandro.bsky.social "...increases in women’s labour force participation are associated with higher female/male voter ratios for the left..." #OpenAccess

NEW - Party Behaviour and the Gender Voting Gap - cup.org/413IPlB - @gdilandro.bsky.social "...increases in women’s labour force participation are associated with higher female/male voter ratios for the left..." #OpenAccess

In my new @bjpols.bsky.social, I show that the longstanding association between female labor force participation and ♀️ support for left-wing parties is conditional on their advocacy for gender equality in labor markets. Western Europe (1990-2019) Party behavior matters for the gender voting gap!

Now with page numbers! Don't miss @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social 's excellent book on gender differences in political attitudes and how they influence party voting in Western democracies.

Politics & Gender@politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 2y ago

📣 New #FirstView Book Review 📚 @anacweeks.bsky.social reviews 'Women, Men, and Elections' by Rosalind Shorrocks. The book explores how gendered policy preferences can explain gender gaps in voting. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Read our new paper on how the economic empowerment of one generation of women drives greater political officeholding for the next 💪✨

British Journal of Political Science@bjpols.bsky.social · 2y ago

#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Working Mothers and Political Daughters: Intergenerational Dynamics of Women's Political Officeholding - cup.org/3Wujhgi - Moa Frödin Gruneau & @johannarickne.bsky.social