Women in Legislative Studies

Off to teach my book Coverage Denied for the first time!

Check it out! "How shifting priorities and capacity affect policy work and constituency service: Evidence from a census of legislator requests to U.S. federal agencies" in American Journal of Political Science onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A new Cambridge Element, Gender and Local Political Ambition, is out now! In this Element, Christina Wolbrecht, Mirya Holman, Lakshmi Iyer, Sam Chapa, Fiona Rodger, and Emma Schroeder use original survey data to examine women’s ambition for local offices. www.cambridge.org/core/element...

New Research on Gender in Political Psychology Conference, Dartmouth College, March 24-26, 2027 This mentoring and research conference will create a sociable and supportive environment for scholars who study gender and political psychology. Apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Chris Dawes (NYU) and I are editing a special issue of The Forum on Sports and American Politics. Deadline for full papers is December 1. We welcome a variety of methods and levels of analysis! Happy to answer questions.

The Department of Political Science and Public Administration at UTEP is hiring in comparative politics, with a focus on Latin American and Mexican politics. More details here: utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...

Out in the latest issue of @politicsgenderj.bsky.social: @rainbowmurray.bsky.social examines substantive representation of women in French parliamentary debates. Open access. 📄 doi.org/10.1017/S174... GenderSky PoliSky

New in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social : Sanches & Espírito-Santo analyze 25 yrs of South African parliamentary debates. Despite high rates of female representation, women MPs speak less—and leadership roles don't close the gap. Presence ≠ voice. doi.org/10.1017/S174... GenderSky PoliSky

Heather K. Evans analyzes tweets about abortion policy by House candidates in the 2022 midterms. Read it in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

In the most recent issue of @poppublicsphere.bsky.social, Frances Lee analyzes how Trump overperformed with Congress in 2025. Check it out here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New piece out in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social by @uhackett.bsky.social: "Dilutive Drift: The Racial Impact of Low-Change Redistricting" Check it out here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

In her new book, Politics by Formula, @leahrosenstiel.bsky.social examines how politics shapes and often distorts important federal programs, driving inequalities across states. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

The Women, Gender, and Politics section is pleased to offer travel grants to the 2026 APSA conference for graduate students. You must be a section member to be eligible. Info on travel grants: connect.apsanet.org/apsa2026/tra... Apply here by May 29: apsa.secure-platform.com/a/solicitati...

Hybrid Workshop: Parliaments in the Global South: Challenges and Transformations Oct 6-7, 2026 at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City Submit your abstract here by July 31: forms.gle/VTVu9BSvr2WH...

Why are legislatures in some authoritarian regimes more powerful than others? @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmulsse.bsky.social) & Alejandro Bonvecchi (UTDT-Conicet) tackle this question Lawmaking under Authoritarianism. Factions, Institutions, and Outcomes Across Dictatorships doi.org/10.1017/9781...

What explains differences in policymaking processes and outcomes across authoritarian regimes even when they share regime type, policy challenges and goals? @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmulsse.bsky.social) proposes a novel framework in @govjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/gove...

The deadline is approaching to send in your proposal for the 2026 WiLS conference. Please fill out the form by March 31 even if you plan to attend as a discussant/chair/participant. Hope to see in in Virginia in October! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Proposals are now being accepted for the 2026 WiLS Conference! Details here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Our monthly professional development seminar will be held on Friday, March 20, 2:00pm ET. The session is titled "Caregiving in the Academy." We are cosponsoring this event with two other excellent APSA committees. Learn more and register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Very cool RFP for research on Election and Institutional Reforms in Legislatures and the Courts. Details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1XBcS...

📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 In "Who Gets to Speak?", Edalina Rodrigues Sanches & Ana Espírito-Santo investigate gender bias in speechmaking in South Africa 🇿🇦 gendersky polisky buff.ly/33fAqJt

NEW - Acting Out and Speaking Up: The Parliamentary Behavior of Ex-Rebel Women - https://cup.org/4oUHGqY - Elizabeth L. Brannon & Nikolaos Frantzeskakis #OpenAccess

New Cambridge Element, Legislating Peace, by Elizabeth L. Brannon and Jakana Thomas, out now! Read for free for the next 2 weeks at https://cup.org/4aJv0Oe

The Center for Cyclone Civics is pleased to announce an opening for a postdoc interested in conducting research on civic engagement and civic education, starting August 1, 2026. Apply by March 13, 2026. More Info: jobs.iastate.edu

Our February protessional development seminar is coming up this Friday, February 13 at 11:00 AM Pacific Time. The topic is Consulting and Coaching for Academics and you can register here: csus.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Why are legislatures in some authoritarian regimes more powerful than others? @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmulsse.bsky.social) and Alejandro Bonvecchi (UTDT-Conicet) tackle this question Lawmaking under Authoritarianism doi.org/10.1017/9781... Polisky

The University of Missouri, Columbia is seeking a Hicks and Martha Griffiths Endowed Chair in American Politics. Details and application here: hr.missouri.edu/job-openings (Job Opening ID 58208) Polisky

Call for papers: Conference on ”Frontiers in Representation: Citizen Assemblies, Deliberative Mini-Publics, and Participatory Democracy,” August 14th, Vanderbilt University Apply here by March 1st: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Polisky

Very cool new piece out from @jkaslovsky.bsky.social and Michael P. Olson in @thejop.bsky.social: "Legislature Size and Party Unity: Evidence from Historical US State Legislatures" Check it out here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... Polisky

New from Rosalyn Cooperman in the Journal of Policy History: "Gender and Party Polarization in the US Congress: Hypervisibility and Invisibility" www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Gendersky Polisky

Check out the call for papers for a special issue of the Italian Political Science Review (published in English), focusing on the comparative politics of gender. The call is provided here: ipsrbrief.substack.com/p/call-for-p... Polisky Gendersky

Dartmouth College invites applications for a Guarini Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Program in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences. Details: apply.interfolio.com/178487 Polisky Gendersky

Politics & Gender is currently soliciting abstract proposals for a collection on Abortion Storytelling in State Politics. Details here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1ihy... Polisky Gendersky

Register for this month's professional development seminar, "Teaching Political Science in Turbulent Times." Date: January 16 Time: 11:00 a.m. Pacific Registration: csus.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Hope to see you there! Polisky

Check out "Predicting Support for the Christian Democrats in the 2025 German Bundestag Election: A State-Level Approach" in the most recent issue of PS, by @marystegmaier.bsky.social and Kamil Marcinkiewicz www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Polisky

New article: "Legislative Control and Partisan Disparities in Dyadic Representation" in @lsqjournal.bsky.social w/ Dan Butler and @steverogersinfo.bsky.social. GOP leadership doesn't shy away from policies where GOP constituencies disagree with the party platform, impairing dyadic representation!

The Consortium on the American Political Economy Junior Working Group is soliciting papers for their spring workshop, which focuses on the relationship between markets and governance in the United States, broadly construed. Details + submit by Jan 16: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Polisky

"Gendered Perceptions of Legislative Influence" by @jkaslovsky.bsky.social, Tabitha Koch, and Michael P. Olson in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social! www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Gendersky Polisky

It's pretty cool that my Human Trafficking Research Lab at Millikin will be featured on a professional development panel "Academic Entrepreneurship: Launching and Leading Centers, Labs, and Institutes" for Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social with others from Dartmouth and Arizona State!

Dartmouth College invites applications for a Guarini Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Program in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) and the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences (Rocky). Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/178487

A team of scholars is soliciting abstracts on Abortion Storytelling in State Politics. The collection will be featured in a Critical Perspectives proposal for Politics & Gender. 🗓️Deadline: February 1, 2026. Read the call in the link below: buff.ly/gjBu5Ti

This Friday, December 12th at 2:00pm ET is the next Women in Legislative Studies Professional Development Seminar. The topic for this week is "Academic Entrepreneurship: Launching and Leading Centers, Labs, and Institutes." To attend, please register here: forms.gle/iaVCB2HQj6Ej...

Cornell University is hosting the Congress & History Conference on May 28-29, 2026. Proposals are due December 24, and should be submitted here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Polisky

The Victoria Schuck Award honors the best book published on women and politics. For complete details about the award, including details about eligibility, please visit: apsanet.org/PROGRAMS/APS... Nominations Due February 11: openwater-os.secure-platform.com/americanpoli... Polisky Gendersky

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