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Anna Helgøy

@annanhelgoy.bsky.social
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Postdoc in political science @UniOslo | Gender & politics, social policy. She/her

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Arno Van Hootegem 🌱 @arnovanhootegem.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Companies are now selling genetic testing on IVF-created embryos to select ‘your best baby’. We argue that this presents a new source of pressure for parents and will widen reproductive inequalities! In @nathumbehav.nature.com with @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social and @kph3k.bsky.social!
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Embryo screening and the new reproductive divide
Nature Human Behaviour - Embryo screening and the new reproductive divide
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Ana Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
@annanhelgoy.bsky.social & I wrote about our recent article with Lou Timlin for @theconversation.com Our research shows that family-friendly policies such as remote working and care reimbursement increase women councillors' willingness to run for office again. theconversation.com/being-a-coun...
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Being a councillor is still a difficult career for women – why this matters for democracy
The fixes could be cheap and easy, though.
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Anna Helgøy @annanhelgoy.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
New article on yet another benefit of family-friendly policies — increased static ambition among women politicians — out on the very day I start my own parental leave! With wonderful coauthors!
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Staffan Kumlin @staffankumlin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Our project "Struggling Women and Men: Political-Democratic Gender Gaps in a High-trust Welfare State" is looking for a PhD fellow. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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PhD Research Fellowship in Political Science (3-4 years) (303073) | University of Oslo
Job title: PhD Research Fellowship in Political Science (3-4 years) (303073), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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Arno Van Hootegem 🌱 @arnovanhootegem.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
There’s a new kid in town! Companies are now selling IVF and embryo selection based on genetic testing for traits related to health and even intelligence. We outline methodological and ethical concerns, and warn against risks for social inequality. With the fantastic @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social
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Embryo selection based on polygenic prediction risks reinforcing social inequality
The rise of companies offering embryo selection based on genetic testing has triggered heated debate about ethical acceptability, as well as the accuracy and scientific validity of these techniques. W...
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Ana Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🆕📝 Excited to share our new article out today in Socius: “Take a Load Off? Not for Mothers” (with @helenkowalewska.bsky.social & @leahruppanner.bsky.social)! Even when women earn more or have less time, the mental load of running a household still falls on them. 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/2378...
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Take a Load Off? Not for Mothers: Gender, Cognitive Labor, and the Limits of Time and Money - Ana Catalano Weeks, Helen Kowalewska, Leah Ruppanner, 2025
Globally, women perform the lion’s share of domestic labor. Research indicates that gender disparities in cognitive labor—the “thinking work” required to antici...
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Amalie Nilsen @amalienilsen.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
I’m very happy to share that the first paper of my PhD, «From the streets to the ballots: Protests, polls and Polarization in Hong Kong» has been published online in @democratization.bsky.social It is open access, and you can read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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From the streets to the ballots: protests, polls and polarization in Hong Kong
Social movement research indicates that protests can influence voting behaviour through several informational and psychological mechanisms. Yet, we know little about the individual variation in how...
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Ana Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
🎉 Delighted to share new research out today: The Political Consequences of the Mental Load 📄 European Sociological Review doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf019 @europeansocreview.bsky.social What happens to political engagement when the “mental load” of running a household gets too heavy? 🧵
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The political consequences of the mental load
Abstract. How do levels of cognitive household labour—the ‘mental load’ involved in anticipating, fulfilling, and monitoring household needs—affect politic
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Toni Rodon @tonirodon.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Equal representation does not affect men’s expectations regarding policy output. However, if men are under-represented, most men across various sub-groups believe institutions are less likely to cater to their interests journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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How Men React to Shifts in Gender Representation: Ignored Interests? Good for Society? - Verena Reidinger, 2025
Women’s representation has significantly increased in recent decades. Women even dominate some decision-making bodies. How do these changes influence men’s atti...
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Gefjon Off @gefjonoff.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
New publication in @wepsocial.bsky.social! Are young men becoming more conservative? This debate requires a) more nuance and b) theoretical explanations for often descriptive results. With Amy Alexander and Nicholas Charron, we try addressing both. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Young men, gendered labour market competition, and opposition to gender equality policy across 27 EU countries
Recent studies have shown an increasing divide in political values between young men and women, particularly regarding gender equality attitudes. In this study it is argued that this is due in part...
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Eli Baltzersen @elibaltz.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Thrilled that the first paper in my PhD thesis “State Action and Moral Attitudes toward Sexual Consent”, co-authored with Francesca R. Jensenius and @oskorge.bsky.social , has been accepted for publication in the @thejop.bsky.social! 1/
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Eli Baltzersen @elibaltz.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
I'm especially happy to have presented the first solo authored paper in my PhD “Rape legislation as state action: Perceived social norms and individual attitudes toward sexual consent in Norway and Sweden” w/ other great papers on the panel “The effect of gender-based violence in different spheres”!
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Anna Helgøy @annanhelgoy.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Hør dyktige @inalkristiansen.bsky.social snakke om diktatorer på imponerende vis! Ca. 1 time inn i episoden!
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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Congratulations to Anna Nordnes Helgøy ‪@annanhelgoy.bsky.social ‬on receiving the The King's Gold Medal for her PhD dissertation on gender divisions in labor and politics! Anna is now a postdoctoral fellow at ISV. www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...
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Anna Nordnes Helgøy awarded the King's Gold Medal for dissertation on gender division in private and public spheres - Department of Political Science
– It is a great honour to receive recognition for a doctoral dissertation on gender equality at a time when the American president is actively working against research in this field, says Anna Nordnes...
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Anna Helgøy @annanhelgoy.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Really honored to be awarded the King’s Gold Medal for my dissertation! You can read more about it below, and then I want to add that I was incredibly lucky with my workplace, colleagues, co-authors and supervisors during my PhD<3 feeling grateful!!
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Anna Nordnes Helgøy awarded the King's Gold Medal for dissertation on gender division in private and public spheres - Department of Political Science
– It is a great honour to receive recognition for a doctoral dissertation on gender equality at a time when the American president is actively working against research in this field, says Anna Nordnes...
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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
📢 New article 👥 @liserodland.bsky.social, @vibekewoien.bsky.social & @allernelin.bsky.social 🔎 Party Receptiveness to Interest Group Diversity: Evidence From Policymaking in Six European Democracies. 📖 Open access in Governance @govjournal.bsky.social 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/gove...
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Ana Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
🚨New working paper🚨 "Take a Load Off? Not for Mothers" Time & money help mothers offload physical household labor —but not the mental load. Cognitive labor is an “unbargainable burden.” w/ @helenkowalewska.bsky.social @leahruppanner.bsky.social 📄 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Feedback welcome!
Abstract: Globally, women continue to bear a disproportionate share of unpaid household labor. Recent research highlights that gender disparities in cognitive labor—the “thinking work” required to anticipate and monitor household needs—are even more pronounced than in physical household labor. Traditional theories attribute these inequalities to time availability, relative resources, and gender norms. However, it remains unclear whether these frameworks apply equally to cognitive and physical household labor. This paper introduces a new theory of gendered cognitive stickiness to explain how the domestic mental load is distributed. We argue that cognitive labor’s invisibility and lack of clear boundaries make it uniquely resistant to negotiation. Even women who successfully bargain their way out of physical chores remain disproportionately responsible for cognitive labor. Using a large-scale survey of 2,133 partnered, heterosexual U.S. parents, we find that while women’s employment and earnings have reduced their physical household labor, these factors do not alleviate their cognitive household burden. Mothers perform nearly all of this work, regardless of their time or resources. Cognitive labor remains an “unbargainable burden” for women, exposing a hidden constraint that suggests progress toward gender equality in the home is even more incomplete than previously recognized.
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Ina L Kristiansen @inalkristiansen.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Viktig fra @elibaltz.bsky.social og medforfattere om samtykkelov og endringer i holdninger til sex shorturl.at/BsVMg
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Forskning: At en samtykkelov vil redusere antall voldtekter, er høyst usikkert
Les innlegget.
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Thomas Kurer @thmskrr.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social ❓Political implications of labor market transformation Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city. Deadline: May 18, 2025. tinyurl.com/postdoczurich #polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
From February 2025 - Crowded Out: The Influence of Mental Load Priming on Intentions to Participate in Public Life - cup.org/3RDjDyk "...finds a strong negative effect of mental load priming on intentions to engage in politics and at work" - @annanhelgoy.bsky.social & @anacweeks.bsky.social
BJPolS abstract discussing the influence of household needs anticipation on public and political engagement.
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Francesca Feo @francescafeo.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Hey GenderSky and PoliSky! The ERC project @gendersuccess.bsky.social is hiring! Interested in gender & representation and skilled in survey methods? Join us for a 2-year research position — great conditions, exciting project, fantastic team of colleagues!! Feel free to DM me for more info 🚀
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Ragnhild Muriaas @rmuriaas.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Apply! Vacant position 👉🏼 2 yrs (100%) survey methods and gender representation, University of Bergen. My ERC project on political career, gender dynamics and political inclusion. Great team, exciting opportunities. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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2 years position as Researcher (100%) in Gender, Politics, and Survey Methodology (278509) | University of Bergen
Job title: 2 years position as Researcher (100%) in Gender, Politics, and Survey Methodology (278509), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, May 18, 2025
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Elin Lerum Boasson @elinlb.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Meanwhile in Norway: The government has launched a climate white paper/action plan for 2035 – with close to no actual policy content. The only news item: move away from having national climate target for 2030 and 2035. Klimapolitikk på vei mot lavutslippssamfunnet - regjeringen.no Thread 1/n
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Regjeringen.no skal gi befolkningen innsikt i regjeringens og departementenes arbeid og skape engasjement i demokratiske prosesser.
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Peter Egge Langsæther @peterla.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Technological change has had important consequences for labour markets in recent decades. What about its electoral consequences? In this new article in EJPR, we use administrative data to follow nearly a million workers over 16 years to study this. 🧵 ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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The gendered long‐term consequences of automation risk on electoral behaviour: Evidence from Norway
We examine long-run effects of automation risk on turnout. We expect gendered negative effects because men's turnout is more sensitive to job loss and earnings, but negative effects might be offset b...
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Ana Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Great to see our research @leahruppanner.bsky.social cited in @theguardian.com today! @chloehamilton.bsky.social very cool experiment. "if long-term change is the objective, talking about it with your partner isn’t just recommended, it is essential" 👏 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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‘I feel like I’m on holiday!’ Inside our week-long mental load marriage swap
He walks the dog and does the cleaning and finances, she organises all the meals and responds to family WhatsApps. Would their household fall apart if they changed places?
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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
One month left to apply for our workshop on political elites! It takes place in Oslo on September 1-2, 2025. There will be great research, amazing views of the Oslonian hills, good food, and expensive beers. Find the call for papers here: bit.ly/WhoGovWorkshop2025 (or just click on the picture).
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Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
I wonder if we'll hear more about young female voters or young male voters.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 28/02/2025
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
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Gefjon Off @gefjonoff.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Authoritarianism and conservative gender attitudes go hand in hand.🤝 Amy Alexander and I wrote a Cambridge Element on exactly this relationship and, as of today, it is officially accepted for publication! Will share more soon :)
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Peter Egge Langsæther @peterla.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Very happy to share our new article in JoP @thejop.bsky.social, where we explore how parties forge links with social groups (here: social classes) through different appeals and how citizens respond to such appeals. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....
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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
📢 New Article 👥 Anna Helgøy & Ana Catalano Weeks (@annanhelgoy.bsky.social & @anacweeks.bsky.social) 🔍 Crowded Out: The Influence of Mental Load Priming on Intentions to Participate in Public Life. 📖 Open access in British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
NEW - Crowded Out: The Influence of Mental Load Priming on Intentions to Participate in Public Life - cup.org/415K3gp - @annanhelgoy.bsky.social & @anacweeks.bsky.social "experiment finds a strong negative effect of mental load priming on intentions to engage in politics and at work" #OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract from a scholarly article discussing the impact of private sector inequalities on public life and policy, with a focus on household labor and gender equality.
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Anna Helgøy @annanhelgoy.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
New article w brilliant @anacweeks.bsky.social on the mental load and effects on public participation out in @bjpols.bsky.social! Ana summarizes the article nicely in the thread below 👇
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Carl Henrik Knutsen @chknutsen.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Democracy researchers please take note, and tell relevant colleagues: The Dep. of Pol. Sci. in Gothenburg is hiring a new Director for the V-Dem Institute. The Director will also serve as permanent (tenured) member of the Dep., with reduced teaching responsibilities during their tenure as Director.
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Peter Egge Langsæther @peterla.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Norwegian politics has been thrown upside-down in a couple of weeks. After 3,5 years, the unpopular Labour and rural party government broke down. The social democrats continued alone and now enjoy a massive and sudden boost of 6-10 percentage points. [1/4]
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Sophia Stutzmann @slstutzmann.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Extremely happy that my first single-authored paper is now published (open access) at @EJPRjournal: “Asymmetric backlash against structural economic change: the electoral consequences of the coal phase-out in Germany” Here's a summary thread... 1/n
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Arno Van Hootegem 🌱 @arnovanhootegem.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Happy to see my new paper out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social!
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Ana Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Delighted to share a new publication out today in the Journal of Marriage and Family w/ the brilliant @leahruppanner.bsky.social. In "A typology of US parents’ mental loads: Core and episodic cognitive labor" we assess underlying patterns in the domestic "mental load" among 3,000 US parents. 🧵 1/10
Abstract for "A Typology of US parents' mental loads: Core and episodic cognitive labor"
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
In Memoriam Mala Htun (1969-2025) Mala Htun made a major impact on the study of women, gender, and politics as a scholar, teacher, mentor, and advocate. To honor her contributions, we have ungated access to her articles until the end of February 2025. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Welcome to Cambridge Core
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Anna Helgøy @annanhelgoy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
The best human! And the best thesis!
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Arno Van Hootegem 🌱 @arnovanhootegem.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Wrote a poem for my favorite train company, @deutsche-bahn.bsky.social ❤️
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Tore Wig @torewig.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
We are hiring at the PolSci department at @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social. Tenure, open to all subfields, can apply for professor promotion immediately (on merits). Top international department, green and buzzing capital city of Oslo, high quality of life, great for families! www.finn.no/job/fulltime...
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2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science | FINN.no
AboutThe University of Oslo is Norway's oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution with 28 000 students and 7000 employees in abroad range
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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
📢 New article 👥 Anna Helgøy @annanhelgoy.bsky.social & Arno Van Hootegem @arnovanhootegem.bsky.social 👉 The formation of family policy attitudes: the role of justice perceptions in the division of household labour. 📖 Open access in Journal of Social Policy 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S0047279424000345
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Arno Van Hootegem 🌱 @arnovanhootegem.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
New article in Journal of Social Policy with the amazing @annanhelgoy.bsky.social. We ask: What explains preferences for different types of family policy? We find: Justice perceptions on the division of physical, but not mental, household labour do!
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The formation of family policy attitudes: the role of justice perceptions in the division of household labour | Journal of Social Policy | Cambridge Core
The formation of family policy attitudes: the role of justice perceptions in the division of household labour
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Jens Jungblut @jjungblut.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
We are recruiting a researcher with a specialization in public policy and administration or comparative politics for a three-year position in a Horizon project. The application deadline is 16 December 2024 (!). www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Researcher position in political science (three years) (271092) | University of Oslo
Job title: Researcher position in political science (three years) (271092), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, December 16, 2024
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Anna Helgøy @annanhelgoy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Super happy to my paper on feminized part-time work in Norway published! Below is a thread of what I find — it’s a complex issue with some complex, yet very interesting results, so buckle up. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... (1/10)
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GenElect Network @genelectnet.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
🎓✨Here’s your starter pack for experts on gender and its intersections in elections, public opinion, political parties, and the women in the EPOP discipline. 💡📚 Nominate yourself and others! 📣 📣 go.bsky.app/HC7Pvbd
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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · 24/08/2024
On 28 August 2024 Anna Nordnes Helgøy @annanhelgoy.bsky.social will defend her PhD thesis “Gender divisions in labor and politics: Causes and attitudinal consequences”. The defence is open to anyone interested. For time and place, please see 👇 www.sv.uio.no/isv/forsknin...
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