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

East said online abuse and threats dissuaded women from standing. “We have to change the way that we do politics and democracy and make sure that platforms take women’s safety more seriously,” she said.

Voters are ~4X as likely to be able to vote for a David as for a Sarah… there are 516 Davids, 453 Johns, 385 Pauls & 137 Sarahs among the candidates. “…our needs & experiences are not going to be represented by an endless supply of Davids and Johns” -Penny East www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Congrats to our 2026 MWCPS Award Recipients! 🌟 Professional Achievement Award: Farida Jalalzai, Virginia Tech 🌟 Early Career Award: Eunji Kim, Columbia University ✈️ Graduate Student Travel Awards: Lila Hearn, UNLV & Kimberly Renk, UCSD We celebrate these outstanding women in political science!

Wrapping up another great semester at UT. Celebrating our graduating seniors at our Countdown to Commencement! Hook’em

Celebrated Arbor Day today with a visit from my arborist—caring for my trees and making plans for a new one!

This spring’s @egenpolisci.bsky.social brought together scholars & policy leaders to advance research & solutions that strengthen women’s political participation in the Global South. Thanks to our amazing host Solé Prilliman and the King Center at Stanford.

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. kingcenter.stanford.edu/events/confe...

I haven't read this yet, but @zeynsom.bsky.social is great! Check this out!

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.”

The @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org deliveries keep rolling in! Congratulations to our newest authors @cbolzendahl.bsky.social & @hildecoffe.bsky.social. 🎉🎉🎉 @dzobrien.bsky.social @rblaifeder.bsky.social

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 📬

My new book, "Unity Through Particularism: How Electoral Reforms Influence Parties and Legislative Behavior," is finally out with Cambridge University Press. A 20% discount is available on the Cambridge site using the code UYTPM25. www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

I had the best time on the New Books in Political Science podcast talking about The Politics of Perception. Check it out! newbooksnetwork.com/katelyn-e-st...

My book with Santhosh Mathew and Devesh Sharma is out! We discuss how the architecture of public finance management works in India yields inefficient public service delivery, and the potential reforms. If you work on these issues and can't access the link, send me a DM: academic.oup.com/book/62489

From January 2026 - Gender Bias in Legislative Oversight: Do Parliamentarians Control Women Ministers More Tightly than Men Ministers? - cup.org/45Rm9Z6 - @corinnakroeber.bsky.social, @lenastephan.bsky.social, @sarahdingler.bsky.social & @camilamontero.bsky.social #OpenAccess

New Cambridge Element, Different and Unequal?, by Catherine Bolzendahl and Hilde Coffé, out now! Read Open Access at https://cup.org/4u8Ehbw

New Cambridge Element, Towards Tolerance and Acceptance, by Mariela Daby and Eli G. Rau, out now! Read for free for the next 2 weeks at https://cup.org/4rpRYAo

NEW - Immigrant Narratives Promote Inclusionary Attitudes Towards Immigration in a Middle-Income Country - https://cup.org/40V1mkp - Antonella Bandiera, Mateo Vásquez-Cortés, Stephanie Zonszein & Abraham Aldama #OpenAccess

Super useful FREE new @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Gender & Politics Element by @cbolzendahl.bsky.social & @hildecoffe.bsky.social shows how gender shapes political participation across Europe, w/ 8 forms of political activity over 10 waves of the European Social Survey (2002–2020) in 26 countries!

Net Elements by @cbolzendahl.bsky.social & @hildecoffe.bsky.social 📚 Free to download now! @dzobrien.bsky.social @rblaifeder.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/element...

In this Elements, Jakana Thomas & I consider how women’s representation impacts the implementation of gendered peace provisions after war. With new data on peace provision implementation, we show that the representation of ex-rebel women has significant effects on implementation & therefore peace!

Legislating Peace is out now with the Cambridge Elements Series in Gender & Politics. It’s available to download for free until March 6th! nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Excited to share our latest Gender & Politics @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Element by @lizziebrannon.bsky.social & Jakana Thomas “Legislating Peace” Download it free now @dzobrien.bsky.social @rblaifeder.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/element...

In this Element, @fthames.bsky.social + @ladyprofessor.bsky.social takes a large-N approach to exploring whether inequality variation in states at conflict leads to variation in women's health outcomes. Free to download now! 2/ www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Free 📚🚨! I've got 2 great, short monographs for you to download today! Up first, "Conflict and Maternal Health Linking the Gendered Causes and Gendered Consequences of War" by @fthames.bsky.social + @ladyprofessor.bsky.social. 1/

Up next: "Double Glass Ceiling The Class Effects of Gender Representation" by @yesolakweon.bsky.social & @jeonghyunkim.bsky.social. They argue that the link between 🚺's descriptive and symbolic representation differs across economic class, w/ implications for 🚺's political attitudes & behavior.

As fundraising heats up this cycle, it's a good time to announce the publication of my new book, The Money Signal! The main argument is that money matters because it is a widely used indicator of viability and strength in American politics. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

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

Big congratulations to @ladyprofessor.bsky.social and @fthames.bsky.social on their new book!

“I am delighted to conditionally accept your article for publication in The Journal of Politics.” 🥳 We find that gender quota laws for legislatures also increase the share of women in cabinets. w @gventurini.bsky.social @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

This is a big week for the Elements in Gender and Politics Series that @dzobrien.bsky.social and I edit @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org @rblaifeder.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/publica...

Excited to get my very own copy of The Politics of Perception by @kstauffer.bsky.social.

🎉New book alert! 📢Do female combatants shape foreign support for rebel groups? My new @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org book shows that groups with women fighters receive more foreign backing because they’re seen as more democratic, gender equal and less violent. 🔓Free to read for 2 weeks👇

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

Excited to be at UIUC today.

I am delighted to share the latest virtual special issue at @politicsgenderj.bsky.social, the 20th Anniversary Editors' Choice collection featuring favorite articles of current and past editors over the years. Articles are free to access until the end of December. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

So fun to see all these articles compiled into a special issue together. Especially delighted to see my work with @erincassese.bsky.social & Gina included here.

📢 Meet the Editors: Cambridge Studies in Gender and Politics 📅 APSA Annual Meeting, Fri 12, 2:30–3:30pm 📍 Salon Cezanne, Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver Join the editors for an informal gathering to learn about the series & share your research on gender and politics www.cambridge.org/core/series/...

Woot woot! Congrats Cecilia 🥳🥳🥳

Got my copy in the mail today! 🎉 If you haven’t already, checkout this new Element by Amy Alexander & Gefjon Off. 👇

Updating your comparative politics, gender & politics or executive politics syllabus (etc.)? Consider this great review article by @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social and @dzobrien.bsky.social - open access www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Excited to get my copy of Glass Ceilings, Glass Cliffs, and Quicksands by Andrea Aldrich and @zeynsom.bsky.social in the mail today. 📪💌 They examine gender conditions party leaders' candidacy, selection, and survival across 11 European countries. @dzobrien.bsky.social @rblaifeder.bsky.social

Congrats to Amy Alexander and @gefjonoff.bsky.social‬ on their new @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Element on attitudes towards political authoritarianism. 🎉

This is my first (short) book and I am very grateful to my co-author Amy Alexander and the editors @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social and @dzobrien.bsky.social for this amazing experience! 😊

Excited to see my new Annual Review w. @dzobrien.bsky.social out this summer & open access! Special thanks to our editor @bashleyleeds.bsky.social & all the scholars doing research on gender & the executive branch. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

New Element Alert 🚨 Download for free for the next two week. 👇 @dzobrien.bsky.social @rblaifeder.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/element...

🌍 European Political Science Society is officially launched (EPSS)! 🗓️ June 26, 2025 📍EPSS is a not-for-profit & member-led association for political science in Europe 👉 Visit us: epssnet.org Some updates 👇🏽 🧵

Thrilled to see this new Element about party leadership in parliamentary democracy in our Gender & Politics series. 📚📚 👇Free to download for the next two weeks 🥳 @dzobrien.bsky.social @rblaifeder.bsky.social