Articles by Elise Storme

March 13, 2025

🌈 Sexism in politics: a barrier to women’s representation

Elise Storme

Sexism in politics restricts women’s participation and weakens democracy. A study by Hilde Coffé and colleagues on the 2024 legislative elections in Belgium reveals the impact of sexist attacks, stereotypes, and dismissals on women candidates, shaping careers, silencing voices, and discouraging future leaders. Tackling these problems is crucial for building truly representative politics

Elise Storme

PhD Candidate, Ghent University

Elise is a teaching assistant at GASPAR.

Her main research interests include political communication, violence against politicians, voting behaviour, and (gender) representation.

Elise's research has been published in Politics of the Low Countries journal.

@EliseStorme

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