"Opposition to gender equality has often been associated with far-right politics (...), overlooking the involvement of mainstream parties in reactionary gender politics." This is so true and makes this excellent article by @romainbiesemans.bsky.social & Archibald Gustin so important.
Noémie Piolat
@npiolat.bsky.social
phd student - Sciences Po, CEE | Political behavior, gender, sexist attitudes
#AFSP2026 Retrouvez les autres interventions de nos chercheurs et chercheuses : @lucientb.bsky.social (ST 08), Léo Grillet (ST 13), @ffaucher.bsky.social (ST 13 et ST 44), Matthieu Sarnin (ST 15), Maxence Dutilleul (ST 24), @npiolat.bsky.social (ST 34, SG 02 et CM 02), ...
Had the best time at ECPG presenting my paper on interviewer gender and the expression of sexist attitudes in surveys 💫 Such an inspiring conference, with incredibly smart, kind, and generous people. Feeling super grateful! @ecprgender.bsky.social
I'm working on a project on cross-national young gender gap that shows dif patterns. The below w ESS & CSES data show 1. Dif in ideology (id=standardized by country) btwn young men & women, where x is year & y is standard deviations 2. Young men & women ideology relative to other age-gender groups
I've now seen four separate pieces accusing John Burn-Murdoch (Financial Times, you've seen his stuff before) of messing with his data on four separate occasions: 1. isitcredible.com/cases 2. unherd.com/newsroom/the... 3. github.com/James-Traina... 4. blog.albertkuo.me/post/2024-01...
It was a pleasure to present this work in progress, co authored with @malojan.bsky.social and @luissattelmayer.bsky.social !
Last week, PhD candidates María-Katrina Cortez and @npiolat.bsky.social had a chance to present their research at the CIVICA "Political Behaviour and Institutions" workshop at Bocconi: ➡️ Politico-Religious Socialization among Young French Catholics ➡️ Gender Gaps in Parties’ Visual Communication
6 years ago, I started asking a question that political science had largely ignored: how & why do women get involved in PRR parties as grassroots members? Today, my 1st book proposes an answer. Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right is now out online with OUP: academic.oup.com/book/62754
Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right
Abstract. This book investigates women’s involvement as members of populist radical right (PRR) parties. The latter have long been characterised as ‘men’s
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Exclusionary Politics, Illiberalism, and Chauvinism Starting tomorrow at the LSE, @dianebolet.bsky.social, @npiolat.bsky.social and @ronjasczepanski.bsky.social will present their research on 👉 Backlash in European Rural Areas 👉 Sexism and Support for the Radical Right 👉 Intergroup Conflicts
Next week (12–13 May), we at LSE are hosting a @civica.bsky.social workshop on Exclusionary Politics, organised by yours truly with @isoldehegemann.bsky.social, @miguelpereira.bsky.social and @zachdickson.bsky.social. For attendance, please sign up here in advance: us.list-manage.com/SpeGlF3Rh5M
Looking forward to this great workshop at LSE! Huge thanks to the organisers for putting together this programme.
Next week (12–13 May), we at LSE are hosting a @civica.bsky.social workshop on Exclusionary Politics, organised by yours truly with @isoldehegemann.bsky.social, @miguelpereira.bsky.social and @zachdickson.bsky.social. For attendance, please sign up here in advance: us.list-manage.com/SpeGlF3Rh5M
Very happy to be presenting some work in progress today at the EUI in beautiful Florence 🇮🇹☀️ In my paper Who’s Asking? Interviewer Gender and the Expression of Sexist Attitudes, I treat interviewer effects as a window into how social norms shape the expression of sexist attitudes.
🎤 The speaker for the 26th session of the PBC will be @npiolat.bsky.social, PhD Candidate at Sciences Po, who will be presenting “Who’s Asking? Interviewer Gender and the Situational Expression of Sexism.” 📍 Join us on Zoom! Register here: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
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
Exciting ongoing project ! Very sad to miss the presentation tomorrow (teaching duties 🤓) but if you’re interested in representation and the online communication of parties, you should definitely join to hear a great presentation by my too great co-authors !
Looking forward to presenting joint work with @npiolat.bsky.social and @malojan.bsky.social tomorrow at the Connected_Politics Lab Seminar. Tune in if you're interested in (early-stage work) on the descriptive representation of women in parties' visual communication on Instagram! 📸🗳️
New publication in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social! Who perceives feminism as a threat, and why do a lot of women perceive feminism as threatening? With @evaanduiza.bsky.social, we explore these questions in the context of Spain. We find: ⬇️ doi.org/10.1017/S174...
Perceptions of Feminism as a Threat | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Perceptions of Feminism as a Threat
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♀️ Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science everyone! 🌈 Since the backlash is real, I want to thank all the amazing and inspiring (female) colleagues who make #PoliticalScience more diverse, more fun, and more relevant. Happily, the following list can never be complete 👇 #WomenInScience
Looking forward to presenting our paper at the Connected_Politics Lab Seminar together with @npiolat.bsky.social ocial and @malojan.bsky.social in February! Thanks to @stefanmueller.bsky.social for the invitation
Connected_Politics Lab Seminars, Spring Trimester ⤵️ - 28 Jan: @jessicadicocco.bsky.social – 11 Feb: Akitaka Matsuo – 25 Feb: @malojan.bsky.social, @luissattelmayer.bsky.social, and Noémie Piolat – 4 Mar: @vivifabrien.bsky.social – 1 Apr: @elisaadamico.bsky.social – 15 Apr: @miriamsorace.bsky.social
Can the impact of economic crises on political trust be mitigated? @charlotteboucher.fr studies the effect of different measures of social support on trust during the #COVID19 pandemic in Europe. More: buff.ly/htbkwaP @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social @eurofound.europa.eu @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
Échange avec @lemonde.fr (merci!) sur l’extrême droite et l’érosion de la démocratie en #Italie. Non, cela n’arrive pas qu’en Europe de l’Est et aux US. @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social @scpo-research.bsky.social www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
Giorgia Meloni a-t-elle changé ? La question qui divise les politistes italiens
Au pouvoir depuis trois ans, la présidente du conseil italien suscite le débat chez les chercheurs en sciences politiques. La normalisation de cette dirigeante issue de la matrice néofasciste s’accomp...
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How did gender & attitudes towards gender and sexuality shape votes in the 2024 European Parliament elections in 🇫🇷? The results of our research with Nonna Mayer & @anjadurovic.bsky.social have just been published here: shs.cairn.info/revue-europe... 🧵(1/15)
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Among other interesting reads about the 2024 European election, don't miss "How gender and attitudes towards gender and sexuality shaped votes in the 2024 European Parliament elections in France" by @anjadurovic.bsky.social, Nonna Mayer & @npiolat.bsky.social. shs.cairn.info/revue-europe... 2/2
(1/10) 🚨Preprint alert!🚨 In this article, I challenge claims of a generational rise of conservative men. In the media and recent academic publications, the so-called ‘youth gender gap’ has been interpreted as a generational phenomenon. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Excited to share that together with @malojan.bsky.social we’ve published a research note in #partypolitics introducing PartySOME, a comprehensive dataset on political parties’ social media activity. A thread 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
📊 now in English @fesonline.bsky.social: Gender gap in voting behavior in Germany📊 It's about the “big picture” since 1953 & current trends 2021-2025. The gender gap keeps growing, especially among the young. -> Longer trends are continuing & partly accelerating. library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...
Many studies attribute the success of right-wing parties to sexism. What is sexism? How is it measured? How does it influence elections? My systematic review of studies on sexism as a predictor of political behavior and attitudes is about to appear in @poqjournal.bsky.social! 1/7
Dans un entretien accordé à @lepoint.fr avec @anjadurovic.bsky.social et Nonna Mayer, nous avons présenté les résultats de nos dernières recherches sur le vote aux législatives et européennes de 2024, en particulier sur l’effet du genre et du sexisme dans les urnes.
Contrairement aux idées reçues, les femmes votent autant que les hommes pour le RN
Last week, I had the exciting honor & opportunity to present work with Amy Alexander & Nicholas Charron at @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social. Thank you @npiolat.bsky.social & Nonna Mayer for the invite & great discussion - & to this amazing institute for a thought-provoking, engaging exchange!🙏
What a productive, inspiring workshop on 'Gender and attitudes towards gender equality - A generational backlash' with the amazing @hildecoffe.bsky.social @martafraile.bsky.social @npiolat.bsky.social @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social @anjadurovic.bsky.social, Nonna Mayer and Melanie Dietz!
Every academic career is built on rejection, but we don’t show it. CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures. But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do. 👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette... 🧵
Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications
The Art of Learning from Rejection
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Les femmes votent-elles plus à gauche que les hommes ? Anja Durovic, Nonna Mayer et Noémie Piolat ( @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social ), se sont posé la question pour les dernières élections législatives et européennes en France. www.inshs.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...
Les femmes votent-elles plus à gauche que les hommes ? Pas dans la France de 2024
Les jeunes femmes seraient de plus en plus progressistes et les jeunes hommes davantage conservateurs. Cela se traduit-il dans leur vote ?
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🚨 New article out today in @cpsjournal.bsky.social ! 📄 “Strategic Inclusion Without Transformation: How Populist Radical Right Parties Engage With Women’s Interests” With Bonnie Meguid, @hildecoffe.bsky.social & Miki Kittilson 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
Strategic Inclusion Without Transformation: How Populist Radical Right Parties Engage With Women’s Interests - Bonnie M. Meguid, Hilde Coffé, Ana Catalano Weeks, Miki Caul Kittilson, 2025
Despite their Männerparteien reputation, populist radical right (PRR) parties have recently expanded their agendas to include women’s interests. When do they em...
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We have a new paper out with @gricoc.bsky.social in @jwpp.bsky.social (this time I swear I am going to post the right link): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sexism and the Gender Gap in Support for the Radical Right
Using survey data from Spain we show that the gender gap in the probability of voting for the radical-right party Vox is mainly due to men having higher levels of modern sexism than women. We find ...
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