Engender blog | Engender launches report on how parties can take action to get more women elected Engender launches our new report “Beyond Promises: What works in getting more women elected”, exploring the use and impact of gender quotas and other Positive Action Measures (PAMs) in Scottish politi...

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Submission to the Procedure Committee Inquiry into Call Lists - Centenary Action

You can read our written submission to the procedure committee here👇
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Thanks to our academic advisory group with particular thanks to @profsarahchilds.bsky.social Childs and Dr Jessica C Smith for their support 🧵3/3

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Thrilled to have my article on women's parliamentary friendships included in a VI of eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Jana is standing on the left side of the panel stage presenting her paper on the political representation of women in prison in the UK. The panel chair and the three other panellists are sitting on a long table beneath the big screen on the right.

Grateful for the opportunity to make my academic presentation debut at #PSA2025 in Birmingham 🤗 on a fantastic @psawomenpol.bsky.social panel on gender and care.

I presented some early findings from my PhD on the QUALREP Project, led by @profrosiecamp.bsky.social and @profsarahchilds.bsky.social.

Wiebke is a wonderful PI and colleague - and she is hiring! gendersky polisky

QUALREP

Registration has also now opened for our next seminar with Dr. @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social, who will be discussing the work of the UNTWIST project

📆Wed 30 April
⏰3-4pm GMT
📍Online

Registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d631fe...

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was wonderful to be part of this, even if the red alert storm meant day two was virtual for those of us in Scotland! @jess-smith.bsky.social

Happy to have co-authored the chapter in this book on ‘Women in the House of Commons’. Thanks to eds @ameakin.bsky.social @estrangeirada.bsky.social @louisevthompson.bsky.social and co-authors Rosie Campbell @jess-smith.bsky.social @profsarahchilds.bsky.social

New Book, with chapter by me and Karen Celis on Democratic Listening

I am really delighted that #NecessaryWomen is out in paperback today with a lovely new cover!

Still time to register for the opening event tomorrow of the new QUALREP Gender and Politics Seminar Series

Guest Speaker: Prof. Zoe Lefkofridi (PUSH*BACK*LASH)

📆 Wednesday 29 January
🕰️ 3-4pm (UK)
📍 Online

For further details and registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1c80a7...

I agree; I've had 8 requests since term started in January. This labour needs to be shared and for non-gender journal folks, we don't know everything about women and gender...

We’re thrilled to announce our new Academic Advisory Board, bringing together some of the brightest minds to provide insight, data, and rigorous thinking to enhance our campaigns. Excited to collaborate and learn from their expertise! 👩‍🎓

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Critical perspectives article entitled "Skinfolk, but Not Kinfolk? Paradoxical Representation Among Ethnic Minority Conservative Political Elites in the UK" by Neema Begum, Michael Bankole, Shardia Briscoe-Palmer, Dan Godshaw, Rima Saini.

📢New #PAG20 Critical Perspectives📢
Neema Begum, @mikebankole.bsky.social , @drshardiabpalmer.bsky.social , @dangodshaw.bsky.social & Rima Saini introduce the concept of paradoxical representation to understand the actions of ethnic minority officeholders
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She looks like she's nice and warm...

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ESRC-funded MA and PhD studentship - electoral fraud in Britain,

The jobs.ac.uk advertisement is here:

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Midlands Graduate School application portal is here:

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and also @brownphdgirl.bsky.social, @zeinmurib.bsky.social, @profsarahchilds.bsky.social, @profsarahchilds.bsky.social, @dangodshaw.bsky.social, @profrosiecamp.bsky.social & more

Had thoroughly enjoyable and educative two days listening to @studyofparl.bsky.social Commons and Lords officials as well as academics, think tankers and former and current parliamentarians.

Gender Sensitive Parliaments: Male Allies and Champions, or Something Less Heroic? - John Smith Centre Parliaments are everywhere gender insensitive, albeit to less or greater degrees; all would benefit from gender sensitizing efforts. Dating from 2001 and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CP...

🛡️ How can parliaments become more gender-sensitive?

In her latest blog, @profsarahchilds.bsky.social examines the role of male allies and champions—or whether something less heroic might be key to driving change.

📖 Read the full piece: www.johnsmithcentre.com/research-blo...

Speakers & panellists include:

@oonaghgay.bsky.social
@robertsaunders.bsky.social
@ameakin.bsky.social
@profsarahchilds.bsky.social
@drhannahwhite.bsky.social
@ruthfox.bsky.social
@danielgover.bsky.social
@courtenayilbert.bsky.social
@darcyxtip.bsky.social

See our website, for more info👇

So I sent a book to a colleague in Belgium to read … customs notice filled out. No value. It wasn’t a gift but a loan… returned undelivered due to duty. Post Brexit ridiculousness …

I'm sure if you add a tinsel scarf....

Balancing politics and parenthood: Public perceptions of MPs taking parental leave in the UK Family-friendly practices in parliaments are central to the recruitment and retention of diverse representatives. Yet, instituting such reforms raises questions about public reactions, something litt...

Excited to see my article 'Balancing Politics and Parenthood' in EJPR is out.

In a UK study, I find that the public do not punish MPs for taking parental leave. In fact, for women there is some electoral advantage.

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Far-right cooperation: Gender, political networks, and the cordon sanitaire in the European Parliament - Maria Sigridur Finnsdottir, 2024 Even as the far-right parties of Western Europe have made broad electoral gains, mainstream parties continue to enact a cordon sanitaire, effectively curtailing...

There is a double marginalization of far-right women politicians in the European Parliament–as women and as far-right politicians–which results in women politicians lacking influence within their parties, and within the European Parliament more broadly journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Funding available for UK-based PGR or ECRs to attend this
workshop on "Gender, Parties, and Parliaments" and receive feedback on your work from @jennpiscopo.bsky.social @drmalligaoch.bsky.social @sfranceschet.bsky.social among other fantastic scholars!

As the Modernisation Committee gets set up, how should it operate? In this blog, @profsarahchilds.bsky.social, @merylkenny.bsky.social, @jesssmith.bsky.social and I argue that the committee must consider the gendered impacts of any proposals: www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/Modernizatio...

It’s back …

🚨 Post-doc opportunities at the University of Edinburgh 🚨

I am looking for two post-doctoral research fellows to join a new project (marcgeddes.uk/spark) comparing how parliaments in Europe gather, analyse and use different types of knowledge:

It is. And can recommend. Used it a few times

Which is why I went via LNER…