Professor at @washu.edu researching gender and politics and women’s political representation. More info at: www.dianaobrien.com
Diana O'Brien
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Happy to learn that Farida Jalalzai received the Midwest Women’s Caucus Outstanding Professional Achievement Award at this year's @mpsa.bsky.social conference! Farida is a pathbreaking scholar of 🚺 presidents and prime ministers and a generous leader and colleague. This honor is richly deserved!
Proud of Dr. Annie Jarman for defending her thesis, Breaking the Glass Screen: Gendered Hostility Online and Women’s Political Representation. She examines the gendered online hostility 🚺 politicians face and how it shapes nascent + progressive ambition. Learn more: anniejarman.github.io/index.html
Trump 2 has been considerably more stable than Trump’s first admin, but 🚺 account for 4 of 5 cabinet departures, sending strong signals about whose voice belongs in decision-making. This cabinet is about to be as male as George H.W. Bush's! More on 🚺 & executive branch politics: tinyurl.com/yrvc5je7
Plus super excited for Annie to head to the Representation and Politics in Legislatures (RPL) Lab in the @rooneyinstitute.bsky.social @ Notre Dame. How lucky is she to get to continue her academic journey w/ @rachelporter.bsky.social, Jim Curry & Jeff Harden?!
Yay for a new gender & politics PhD!!
Grateful to Annie for allowing me to chair her committee, and to her other wonderful committee members: Taylor Carlson, Dan Butler, @luciamotoliniac.bsky.social & @mirya.bsky.social, plus all my great colleagues @washupolisci.bsky.social.
Still thinking about the Spring 2026 @egenpolisci.bsky.social conference @ Stanford. Terrific papers, lightning talks and thoughtful conversations about how research can inform real-world change. Huge thanks to Solé Prillaman for organizing such a rich event.
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It’s the very best time of year: commencement! So delighted to hood Dr. Annie Jarman, 14 years after my own commencement at @washu.edu I’m especially excited to help keep our WashU gender and politics community going strong. Congratulations again to Annie and to all of our amazing PhD graduates!
Among other things, this rule seems like it would devastate US higher education.
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Our @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org author shared insights from her book: “The truth is, they’d always been standing in political quicksand. As @zeynsom.bsky.social describes in her book “Glass Ceilings, Glass Cliffs, and Quicksands,” female leaders often operate in more precarious environments.”
Big deliveries today @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Elements by @ladyprofessor.bsky.social and @fthames.bsky.social; @yesolakweon.bsky.social & @jeonghyunkim.bsky.social; and @lizziebrannon.bsky.social & Jakana Thomas arrived in my mailbox!! 💌📥📚
@dzobrien.bsky.social & I love these deliveries 📬
