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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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.
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 📬
The 2026 Empirical Gender Network (EGEN) Conference at Stanford’s King Center on Global Development will bring together students and faculty with leaders and policymakers from around the world who are...
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!
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
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
