Program

Thursday, September 28

Theme 1: Gender Dynamics in the Legislature

Panel 1: The Legislative Origins of Gender Inequality

• Vera Tröger – Gendered Policy Making? Access of female MPs to legislative committees in German State Legislatures
• Diana O’Brien – Representation and the Trade Roots of the Gender Pay Gap
• Margit Tavits – Women and Men Politicians’ Response to War: Evidence from Ukraine

Theme 2: Race and Gender Representation in Politics

Panel 2: Representation of Race and Gender in the Political Arena

• Orly Siow – Intersectionality, Access and Influence: Who has the minister’s ear?
• Benjamin Egerod – Lobbying Against Discrimination: The effects of race and gender in lobbyist hiring decisions
• Michal Grahn – The Effects of Multiple Candidate Quota Regimes on Political Representation and Careers of Political Outgroups: Who wins and who loses?

Panel 3: Micro-Dynamics of Gender Discrimination

• Gefjon Off – Gender, Care Work and Perceptions of Feminism as Threatening
• Julie Hassing Nielsen – Gender and Populism: the case of Denmark

Friday, September 29

Theme 3: Drivers of Gender-Based Inequality

Panel 4: Gender Inequality in Political Information

• Tiffany Barnes – Does the Gender Digital Divide Exacerbate Gender Gaps in Collective Action? The Need for a New Research Agenda
• Seonghui Lee – The Misinformation Gender Gap: Are Men More “Confidently Wrong” than Women about Political Facts?

Panel 5: Gender Inequality in Political Career Advancement

• Olle Folke – Family Matters: How Romantic Partners Shape Politicians’ Career
• Florence So – Macroeconomic Improvement and the Salience of Gender Issues

Theme 4: Gender Dynamics and Substantive Representation

Panel 6: Gender Representation in Political Candidacy

• Frederik Kjøller Larsen – The Gender Difference in Political Candidates’ Preferences for an Equal Working Environment
• Maarja Lühiste – Examining Gender Differences in Candidate Selection and Retention Ratesk

Panel 7: Dynamics of Substantive Representation

• Mona Krook – Utility But Not Justice: The Impact of Electoral Parity in Tunisia
• Ana Catalano Weeks – Quotas or Parity? How the Framing of Positive Action Measures Affects Public Legitimacy

Registration: It’s in-person only and those interested to attend are welcome to send me an email (Florence [dot] so [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Florence[dot]so[at]svet[dot]lu[dot]se)).