Jessica Smith
Parliaments often overlook MPs' family needs, and this poses challenges for recruiting and retaining diverse politicians. Yet, argues Jessica Smith, recent research in the UK reveals that voters donât penalise MPs for taking parental leave; indeed, women MPs even gain more support as mothers. Read more
Sanne van Oosten
Stereotypes of race and gender didnât seem to stick to Kamala Harris. But another kind did. Sanne van Oosten argues that in the run-up to the US election, the Trump campaign stereotyped Harris as an extreme leftist â a policy stereotype exacerbated by her race and gender Read more
Cherry Miller
In the European Parliament, âdelegationsâ are formal groupings of Members who maintain inter-parliamentary relationships. At recently held constitutive delegation meetings, the gendered allocations of leadership positions revealed a complex picture. Cherry Miller and Lorenzo Santini find that, despite initiatives to improve gender representation, there has been a decline in the number of âheadâ women delegation […] Read more
Hans Asenbaum
Despite being the first Black woman to run for US President on a major party ticket, Kamala Harrisâ identity plays no prominent role in public perception. Hans Asenbaum argues that Trumpâs attempts to define Harris are failing because of her intersectionality and fluidity. Read more
Eva Anduiza
Eva Anduiza and Guillem Rico argue that sexist attitudinal backlash is partially responsible for the rise of the Spanish radical populist right. The electoral consequences of changes in sexist attitudes seem to be related more to heightened feminist mobilisation than to the increasing visibility and normalisation of the radical right Read more
NatĂĄlia NoskoviÄovĂĄ
Two nations, one name, divergent paths: NatĂĄlia NoskoviÄovĂĄ delves into the illiberal mobilisations of the Czech and Slovak Alliances for Family and National Marches for Life. Here, she navigates the religious and secular strategies of anti-gender movements in the heart of Europe Read more
Diana Maria Prisecaru
Since 2010, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbĂĄn has been slowly dismantling the country's independent media until there is only voice left: his own. Diana Maria Prisecaru argues that thirteen years of carefully crafted messages has gifted OrbĂĄn the grassroots movement he always wanted Read more
DĂłra Oprics
DĂłra Oprics explores the 2X civil society campaign in Hungary in 2022, which resulted in 1.7 million Hungarians successfully invalidating an exclusionary child protection referendum. The outcome reveals insights into the mobilising powers of grassroots activism against attempts to demonise the LGBTQIA+ community Read more
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