π Bringing together scholars of gender and intersectionality in Elections, Public Opinion & Parties (EPOP) and amplifying women in the field.
π Run by:
β¨ Jessica Smith (Southampton)
β¨ Ceri Fowler (Oxford)
β¨ Rosie Shorrocks (Manchester)
Then @cerifowler.bsky.social is presenting our ongoing work on how survey non-response varies by what is being asked about, how we ask it, and who answers
We find that who says DK, and to what/when, is very much non-random, which matters given we all tend to just drop the DKs from our analyses
First, bright and early after the dance party, @jess-smith.bsky.social is presenting our ongoing systematic review examine what the literature tells us about gender bias in candidate evaluations
(Preview: βnullβ and βpositiveβ results are more common in experiments than in observational workβ¦)
For the first time, I've released a local elections projection using The Elections Centre data. You can read the full analysis here and I'll add some snippets in this thread π
electionscentre.uk/2026-local-e...
π¨ Just over two weeks left to submit your abstracts!
We're hosting the 2nd Workshop for scholars of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (EPOP) based in the North of the UK.
ποΈUniversity of York, 8-9 June 2026.
Theme: Inequality, Authoritarianism and the Future of Liberal Democracy
Info below π
The call for papers for #EPOP2026 in Liverpool (17β19 September) is now open!
We welcome submissions across all areas of research on elections, public opinion and parties.
Deadline: 26 April
Submit your proposals here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve...@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
πThank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for an engaging discussion on the Challenges of Studying Gender and Inequalities in the 21st Century! π We are especially grateful to the speakers @elizabethjevans.bsky.social@charlie-walker.bsky.social, Dr Maria Villares-Varela & Dr Valentina Tonei.
In Memoriam
Mala Htun (1969-2025)
Mala Htun made a major impact on the study of women, gender, and politics as a scholar, teacher, mentor, and advocate. To honor her contributions, we have ungated access to her articles until the end of February 2025.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
π¨We are so excited to announce that we are hosting the PSA Women & Politics @psawomenpol.bsky.social 2025 Annual Conference here in πSouthampton! The conference, Troubled Times: Gender and Politics in the 21st Century, will be held from π 17 to 18 June! More details are in the CFP linked below.
π’ ΒΏEscuchan los polΓticos menos las demandas de las mujeres que las de las hombres?
ποΈ Por desgracia, sΓ. Cuanto mayores sean las discrepancias entre mujeres y hombres, menor atenciΓ³n prestan los polΓticos a las mujeres.
@bcaihuelas.bsky.social@divulgauc3m.bsky.socialyoutu.be/qEyGuMNfLK4?...
Might I politely say that this would be a good moment for anyone who runs a big social or election study to give some serious thought to including a battery of Qs on attitudes to feminism/gender roles? We have some great questions on sexism/household gender roles but need more imho (unsurprisingly!)
π’ New #PAG20 Book Review π
@anacweeks.bsky.social reviews 'Women, Men, and Elections' by Rosalind Shorrocks. The book explores how gendered policy preferences can explain gender gaps in voting.
gendersky polisky
https://buff.ly/411zJaj
Democracy researchers please take note, and tell relevant colleagues: The Dep. of Pol. Sci. in Gothenburg is hiring a new Director for the V-Dem Institute. The Director will also serve as permanent (tenured) member of the Dep., with reduced teaching responsibilities during their tenure as Director.
π’Applications Open for New Director of the V-Dem Institute
V-Dem Institute and the Dept. of Political Science, University of Gothenburg is looking for a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Political Science & Director of the V-Dem Institute.
To application: shorturl.at/9rvmx
π March 27, 2025.
Is there a gender age gap in support for the far-right? π» π³οΈ
Not as much as we thought!
@gefjonoff.bsky.social & colleagues use cross-national data to show that the far-right gender gap is non-existent among some age cohorts
Check out the β¨FREE ACCESSβ¨paper here: https://buff.ly/4gIsLLS
*Attention PhD students and Early Career Researchers* - Call for papers! With support from @ukandeu.bsky.social
I will be hosting a workshop event for PhDs and ECRs on April 23rd, just after Easter. A chance to present in a supportive environment & meet new colleagues. Details attached
Hello, Bluesky! βοΈ
We fund frontier research in Europeβbold ideas, unexpected discoveries and science that shapes the future. So itβs only fitting weβve landed here. Sorry for being late.
Follow us for updates on ERC funding, research policy, and our grantees' discoveries.
π¨ Postdoc Fellow at LSE in Political Behaviour π¨
We're hiring a 2-3 year postdoc fellow at the LSE to join our great department (with some teaching in political behaviour and comparative European or EU politics)
Please spread the word and reach out with questions!
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
If all you want for Christmas is a new job, then I have just the thing.
Come work with me on the Integrating Citizen Deliberation for Impact project. Join a great dept at Southampton, and an international team researching the European wave of climate assemblies.
jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
New paper!
Do the (British) public believe thereβs a trade-off btwn economic growth and protecting the environment? Does this belief matter for which they prioritise?
Not strongly, and no.
Environmental protection remains a priority even with costs to growth
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
Happy to have contributed to this research from the Centenary Action Group showing how much work is needed to achieve a 50:50 parliament www.politics.co.uk/comment/2025...
New Working Paper: Teenage boys and girls in Norway are more ideologically polarized than ever. Using data for 130,000 high-schoolers over 34 years, I find that a surge in anti-feminism among boys is driving much of the recent trend.π
Read: osf.io/preprints/os...
Findings π§΅π
β2-year postdoc at the University of Yorkβ
I am looking for a postdoc for my ERC-funded project βThe many faces of prejudice: the βwhatβ, the βwhyβ, and the βhowβ of inferences we make from membership in social groupsβ.
To learn more and apply (by Jan 13): jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...#psychjobs
And now one of our directors @jess-smith.bsky.social on a paper on motherhood penalties and fatherhood bonuses in running for office (with @anacweeks.bsky.social and Susan Franceschet)
Come and join us! We are recruiting a researcher (with PhD) for a three-year position as part of the EU-funded Horizon Europe Consortium "Sustainable Public Administration in Modern Democracies" (SUPA) - PI Yves Steinebach. The application deadline is 16 December 2024.
π£Cfp: Gender Gaps in Political Behaviour: Unravelling Age, Period, and Cohort Dynamics
ECPR Joint Sessions | 20-23 May 2025 | Prague
Workshop directors: Maria Grasso & myself
Weβre looking forward to your submission on this important topic!
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Deadline: November 21
π¨π¨π¨ Job alert!
Paulina Pospieszna is hiring a postdoc to work on our Integrating Citizen Deliberation for Impact project.
Deadline is 21 November. Details of how to apply are on our website (scroll down to the We Are Hiring section): i4i-project.com
π’ Call for Papers! GenElect Annual Workshop on Gender & Elections
π Dec 16-17, 2024
π St Hildaβs College, Oxford.
Seeking papers on topics like voter biases, intersectionality, new methods, & gendered campaigns. Works in progress welcomed!
ποΈ Deadline: Nov 20 π
forms.gle/6gLTyymc9EKr...
π’ Call for Papers! GenElect Annual Workshop on Gender & Elections
π Dec 16-17, 2024
π St Hildaβs College, Oxford.
Seeking papers on topics like voter biases, intersectionality, new methods, & gendered campaigns. Works in progress welcomed!
ποΈ Deadline: Nov 20 π
forms.gle/6gLTyymc9EKr...
New from me, @annasanders.bsky.social , @profrosiecamp.bsky.social and Rosie Shorrocks: some first reflections on gender & the 2024 UK election @politicalquarterly.bsky.social . More to come from the same team too- watch this space! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
π£Announcementπ£
Politics & Gender Conference 2025
A conference celebrating 20 years of P&G for scholars working on all aspects of women, gender, & politics.
π May 28-29, 2025
π Rutgers University
CFP: mlkrook.org/PAGC_CFP_202...
Website: www.pagconference.org
Submit: forms.gle/nc6ZpaEX7qnz...
π’ Call for Papers! GenElect Annual Workshop on Gender & Elections
π Dec 16-17, 2024
π St Hildaβs College, Oxford.
Seeking papers on topics like voter biases, intersectionality, new methods, & gendered campaigns. Works in progress welcomed!
ποΈ Deadline: Nov 20 π
forms.gle/6gLTyymc9EKr...
πβ¨Hereβs your starter pack for experts on gender and its intersections in elections, public opinion, political parties, and the women in the EPOP discipline. π‘π
Nominate yourself and others! π£ π£
go.bsky.app/HC7Pvbd