Want to lighten your mental load? First, let go of these gender myths "Men can't see the mess." "Women are better at chores." These myths position women to take on more emotional thinking, says researcher Leah Ruppanner. She shares what works to reclaim your headspace.

@leahruppanner.bsky.social’s fantastic new book Drained is out and covered by NPR life kit (including our research on US parents!). Run don’t walk to get her mental load audit & practical advice !! www.npr.org/2026/04/21/n...

The European Political Science Review (EPSR) has published my solo-authored paper on Affinity Voting in Europe 🤓

In it, I ask:

Do voters prefer in-group politicians?

Answer:

Sometimes, sometimes not. Minorities prefer their in-group less often than majorities do.

🧵

doi.org/10.1017/S175...

'Serious misconduct' allegations: New Genevieve Bell controversy prompts call for ANU Council spill | Region Canberra Revelations that former ANU vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has been suspended from her role as distinguished professor over allegations of serious…

ANU governing body must go
region.com.au/serious-misc...

The Renew ANU job cuts were only stopped because @nteunion.bsky.social members stopped them.

Now it's time for #ANU Council members to be held accountable.

It's time to put a broom through the appointed members of ANU Council. #cleansweep

ANU spent $6k on a 'non-significant' meeting. Then why do they pay tutors even less for a semester? Last year the Australian National University (ANU) was getting some bad press, so they engaged a company called Bastion Reputation to help with the media fallout from restructures and the heavily crit...

Just 1 example of the kind of thing unis are getting for their massive spend on consultants. ANU spent $6k on a "non-significant meeting" with a reputation management firm at which apparently no one took a note. That's more than a tutor gets for a semester's work
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Lessons from ANU for Australia’s university governance crisis The Australian National University (ANU) has spent the past eighteen months in a state of rolling crisis. The headline issues are now familiar. In October 2024, a large projected deficit was announce...

thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Our new article on gender differences in why young people join political parties is now out, open access, in @ejprjournal.bsky.social ✨

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

@duncanmcdonnell.com @profannikawerner.bsky.social @rheinisch.bsky.social Marco Valbruzzi @cwegscheider.bsky.social

Not to say "we told you so," but...

The preservation of pure self-interest • Frank Bongiorno Five years later, does the future of Australian universities in the post-Covid era look any rosier?

"By way of contrast, Labor’s damage to the universities is inflicted with a friendly smile, or at least with seemingly heartfelt — if now somewhat repetitive — homilies from the education minister about being the first in his family to attend university."

Screenshot of a journal article published at the Australian Journal of Political Science titled "Do women politicians face more interruptions? An analysis of interjections in the Australian parliamentary debates (1998- 2025)." Authored by Lindsay Katz, Inessa De Angelis, and Rohan Alexander.

New article w/ Lindsay Katz & @rohanalexander.bsky.social in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social!

Analyzing Australian House of Reps debates, we find that as women’s representation increases, interruptions of women MPs & interruptions overall decline Read more: doi.org/10.1080/1036...

#polsky #gendersky

🧵 Excited to share my new book w/ @hildecoffe.bsky.social : "Different and Unequal? Gendered Political Participation in European Democracies" — with @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements in Gender and Politics (open access!)

TLDR? Women don't just participate less. They participate *differently*

This new book Women’s Pathway to Power arrived today - edited by my great friend @acarson.bsky.social

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: ⬇️
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So happy that my Cambridge Element with @yesolakweon.bsky.social has been published! Free access for the next two weeks!

"Women and the Wall: Gender Attitudes and Political Engagement in Unified Germany" by Catherine E. De Vries and Diana Z. O’Brien.

www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"There are Montreal bagels, & then, like you have in New York, there are bread-like products with a hole in the middle"

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Which groups mobilise on #climate policy in Australia?

📣 Darren Halpin and I have a new paper out in @environmentalpol.bsky.social that systematically maps who mobilises on climate policy in Australia, what side of the issue they fall on, and in which arenas they mobilise.

Key finding include 🧵

New paper! Attacks on transgender rights are part of a global attack on what conservatives call gender ideology. In this paper, grad student Fiona Rodger and I investigate the links between anti-democratic attitudes and opposition to trans rights policies after the 2024 election...

Public Preferences, Gender, and Foreign Support for Armed Movements Cambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - Public Preferences, Gender, and Foreign Support for Armed Movements

Excited to share a new Cambridge Element in the Gender & Politics Series. 📚 Read for free for the next 2 weeks cup.org/49HjK5q
Congratulations @caglayanbaser.bsky.social
👏👏👏
@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
@dzobrien.bsky.social
@rblaifeder.bsky.social

Academic Work Tracker Template v2.3 (2026)

The Academic Work Tracker spreadsheet is now updated with 2026 dates! If you don't already, 2026 is a great time to start treating your academic work like the wage job where you are paid to work a certain amount of hours that it actually is: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Pretty Obvious 975 Leaked Memo on Leaks 729 Police Are Scrambling 918 Resolved and Unresolved 828

🎆🎇🎆2025 HEADLINE OF THE YEAR🎆🎇🎆
🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆GRAND FINAL🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆

After a seeding round and three rounds of voting, we have our finalists: Top seed Pretty Obvious will be facing off against 3rd seed Police Are Scrambling.

A reminder of how we got here:

Excited that "Race, Gender, and Nascent Political Ambition" is now out in @bjpols.bsky.social. W/ survey of white, Hispanic, and Black American respondents, we show primary gap in nascent political ambition is not between men and women but between white men and the majority of the polity.

“The people who teach you to hate everyone now want to sell you something. The majority of Australians have the right to peacefully protest against Israel & its genocidal policies. Not all Jewish ppl support the actions of Israel. Religious extremism is evil. Hatred creates more hatred.”
#Auspol

You will be visited by three spirits

Staying Power: Unpacking Seniority as a Gendered Informal Institution in Parliament Abstract. Political seniority—commonly understood as accumulated parliamentary tenure—is an underexamined informal institution that structures access to po

New article by @rmuriaas.bsky.social and I: While seniority can benefit all parliamentarians and serve as a powerful resource, it does not confer power equally. Women face structural barriers to accessing seniority, and even when they attain it, their legitimacy and influence remains contested.

Racialized candidates and political trust New research shows racialized candidates are often seen as more trustworthy, highlighting a path to strengthening political trust in Canada.

In a Policy Options piece, our team argues that more diverse candidates could have "important positive consequences for Canadians’ trust in their politics and politicians." @kennywilliamie.bsky.social @joannaeveritt.bsky.social @mireillelalancette.bsky.social

policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/cand...

Logo of CJPS RCSP on a blue background with the hashtag "#OpenAccess" below.

#OpenAccess from @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social -

White Identity Activation and Attitudes toward Diversity and Immigration in Canada - https://cup.org/44dXf5l

- @fsnagovsky.bsky.social, @evanwalkerpolisci.bsky.social & @jaredwesley.ca

#FirstView

Congrats 🥳

Please to see my book chapter co-authored with @blairwilliams26.bsky.social on gender equality in state politics is finally out!

Check it out!

The State of Gender Equality: Victories and Challenges Across Australia This chapter compares the performance of State and Territory governments on gendered political leadership and gender equality policies. We establish a series of indicators grouped into three categorie...

There's been a lot happening in state politics this week.

And what good timing - my latest chapter co-authored with @katrinebeau.bsky.social exploring how state and territory legislatures have helped (or hindered) the quest for gender equality in Australia has just been published!

#AusPol