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Katie Bolzendahl

@cbolzendahl.bsky.social
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Political sociologist with a focus on gender inequality in Western industrialized democracies. Say hi to your pet for me (and share their pics!).

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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
🌈 #GenderingDemocracy No.41 📈 #GenderEquality is rising in parliaments, cabinets + party leadership. 🔎 But Catherine Bolzendahl & @hildecoffe.bsky.social argue that we need to look beyond elite politics, to explore how ordinary women + men take part in democratic life. 👉️ bit.ly/4t0Pb14
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🌈 Rethinking gendered participation in European democracies
For decades, European democracies have celebrated rising gender equality in parliaments, cabinets, and party leadership. These gains matter. But if we look only at elite politics, argue Catherine Bolz...
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IPR @uniofbathipr.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Do women now have an advantage in political party candidate selection? 📝 Read our latest blog to discover why context matters and how greater transparency in the selection process could support candidate confidence and strengthen trust in the process. 👉 blogs.bath.ac.uk/iprblog/2026...
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Tiffany Barnes @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org deliveries keep rolling in! Congratulations to our newest authors @cbolzendahl.bsky.social & @hildecoffe.bsky.social. 🎉🎉🎉 @dzobrien.bsky.social @rblaifeder.bsky.social
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Do political candidates think being a woman is an advantage in getting nominated? @hildecoffe.bsky.social, @asavschoultz.bsky.social, and I just published research asking Finnish candidates that question — and the answers are more nuanced than you might expect.
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
🧵 Excited to share my new book w/ @hildecoffe.bsky.social : "Different and Unequal? Gendered Political Participation in European Democracies" — with @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements in Gender and Politics (open access!) TLDR? Women don't just participate less. They participate *differently*
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Tiffany Barnes @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
More are on the way! These forthcoming Elements by @cbolzendahl.bsky.social & @hildecoffe.bsky.social 📚 @lizziebrannon.bsky.social & Jakana Thomas 📚 Mariela Daby & Eli Rau will launch on the website soon!
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Yohan J John @dryohanjohn.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels." arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
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Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
“Political actions to suppress the gender equality agenda in public policy are intimately connected to violence against women in politics – and more generally in society....
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Excited to be on the panel for this important event! All-star line up includes keynote by @mlkrook.bsky.social, panel w/ moi, #jeanetteashe, @erintolley.bsky.social, #wenonahall, & @bittner.bsky.social! Comments from @slweldon.bsky.social!
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Fantastic, important, pressing conversations in honor of OSU's Holocaust Memorial Week. Note this virtual event: “Global Challenges to Democracy and Human Rights,” April 25, 10am – 12pm (PST) holocaust.oregonstate.edu#eventstart
Poster of a young boy and girl at the beach on the left, on the right are the event listings for Holocaust Memorial Week.
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
What a fantastic start to my day: My copy of Masculinities in American Politics, edited by the brilliant #MonikaLMcDermott and @dancassino.bsky.social arrived!! This NYU Press book is *perfect* for scholars, teachers, and students. nyupress.org/978147983071...
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Masculinity in American Politics
How elements of masculinity manifest themselves in all aspects of American political lifeWhile hardly a new phenomenon, masculinity—which includes elements...
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19/02/2025
The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame. The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/02/2025
Warren on Elon Musk destroying the CFPB: "It is a little like a bank robber saying, 'I know what let's do. Let's fire the cops, turn off the alarms,' just as the robber decides to stroll into the lobby of the bank."
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
This is an absolutely astonishing report. DOGE did a complete takeover of CFPB’s systems at the root. This is identical to worst case scenarios for the most devastating cyberattacks by foreign actors, only this is an *internal* threat
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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
This is a good way of putting it. Democracy requires bureaucracy and fixed rules; since collective decisions can be made only occasionally, the system has to be on autopilot most of the time. A system based on personal hierarchy and domination can rely more on command and less on administration.
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Now adding "destroy higher education" to the mix
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Sally Hudson @sallylhudson.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Hear me out — If parents call colleges freaked about their FAFSA data being leaked, schools may have to issue statements — which would reach a whole lot more families about how warped this is. Organizing isn’t always calling electeds. Sometimes it’s just calling people with a bigger megaphone.
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Mel Andrews @bayesianboy.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The keywords “female” and “woman” under new NSF guidelines will lead to grant desk rejection, but not “man” or “male.”
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 03/02/2025
RFK Jr. and his family stand to profit off lawsuits against vaccines. An HHS Secretary shouldn't have a financial interest in making our country sicker. I’m demanding RFK Jr. recuse himself from any work on vaccine policy while he has a financial interest in the outcome.
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Representative Val Hoyle @repvalhoyle.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
We can’t just get caught in the headlines, we have to call out every illegal, unconstitutional and dangerous act this administration takes. Don’t just focus on the spotlight, keep your eyes on what they’re trying to do in the shadows.
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Environmental Data & Governance Initiative @envirodgi.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
As of this morning, the Trump administration removed the Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool (CEJEST). Don't worry; we have the code and data backed up.
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
FYI - email from USDA to all employees.
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Found this on LinkedIn - looks like a great panel!
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
It's a great honor to be invited to give this talk at the @ipp-csic.bsky.social! Huge thanks to @martafraile.bsky.social for making this happen. I'm excited to share findings from collaborative work w/ @hildecoffe.bsky.social on gendered political participation in Europe. Please join!
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CONFLICT NEWS FELLA @warosintfella.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
A doctor’s letter to United Healthcare for denying nausea meds for a child on chemo
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Meanwhile over at the bad place
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
When people ask me why I don't care about my h-index, citations, etc., I point out that racism means that's a losing game. Cause this ain't just in economics. www.nber.org/papers/w33150
Screenshot of the article. Title: The Color of Ideas: Racial Dynamics and Citations in Economics. Authors: Marlene Koffi, Roland Pongou, and Leonard Wantchekon. NBER Working Paper No. 33150. Published November 2024. JEL No. A14, I23, J15. Abstract reads: This paper investigates the existence of racial disparities in the dissemination of ideas using the paper citation network in economics. Exploiting a comprehensive dataset of over 330,000 publications from 1950 to 2021, combined with manually collected data from the CVs of thousands of economists, we document that papers authored by non-White scholars (Black, Hispanic, or Asian) receive 5.1% to 9.6% fewer citations than those authored by White scholars. The citation gap remains or even amplifies with increasing author seniority and conventional quality indicators and is especially pronounced for Black authors. Moreover, papers authored by non-White scholars are less likely to serve as citation bridges and are less often cited by highly cited papers as measured by the centrality indexes, limiting both their direct and indirect influence. Our analysis indicates that this disparity is not attributable to differences in research quality, author ability, or visibility. Rather, it is largely driven by homophily in citation patterns and racial clusters in networks, where scholars tend to cite authors from their racial group. These findings can be rationalized by a simple theoretical model where citation costs and peer-review preferences influence citation behavior. Then, we provide suggestive evidence that reducing information friction—thereby lowering the cost of citing—could reduce the racial citation gap by up to 50%. Finally, using natural language processing, we highlight the complementarity across racial groups in research and discuss potential losses from racial barriers to idea diffusion.
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I just got my ticket! So excited to have Sociologist Dr. Ruha Benjamin as the MLK Jr Day keynote at OSU!! (virtual attendance is also possible) diversity.oregonstate.edu/2025-dr-mart...
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2025 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Keynote | Institutional Diversity
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Rep. Zooey Zephyr @zoandbehold.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
One wild aspect of elected office is way Republicans use LGBTQ politicians as a confessional booth. Nearly every day in the Montana House, Republicans would apologize for their votes, tell me they wish the culture war would move on, etc. But rarely would they actually change their vote.
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Jemele Hill @jemelehill.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
This explains why conservative fear-mongering is such an easy play in America. — Ppl believe trans ppl make up 21% of the population (Real number: 1%) — Ppl believe Black ppl make up 41% of the nation (real number 12%) — Ppl believe Jewish ppl make up 30% of the nation (Real number, 2%)
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Tom Ashbyトム アシュビー @tomaashby.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Fun fact: If someone quotes a post of yours in a way that is unwelcome (as is commonplace on Twitter/X) there is a tool to combat the unwanted attention. Simply click the three dot menu on the quote post & click "Detach quote". This removes your post from their quote post. Useful to know, do share!
An image showing what I describe
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Here are some of the points I made 🧵
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Harris: my platform is abortion rights & Kitchen Table Issues GOP: Harris wants free trans surgery for prisoners Voters: we're mad about inflation & spending like hell Pundits: Dems veered too left & must focus on Kitchen Table Issues 2028 Dem hopefuls: we must talk about Kitchen Table Issues 🤷‍♂️
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
A moment of zen this weekend...
Blue sky, clouds, mountain with trees. Pacific Ocean crashing into the Devil's Churn chasm on the Oregon coast.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Friends, I’m delighted to see how many of you have joined me here on Bluesky. I thought I’d take a moment to share my course, Wealth and Poverty, which I released in its entirety on YouTube not too long ago. Now, perhaps more than ever, I hope you’ll consider joining me in the classroom.
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Class 1: “What’s Happened to Income & Wealth” by UC Berkeley Professor Reich
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Talking today at noon PST about gender and political participation in Europe at the University of Oregon! New work with @hildecoffe.bsky.social! You can watch online: Zoom link: uoregon.zoom.us/j/92654236162 "Different and Unequal? Gendered Political Participation in European Democracies”
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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I had some feelings about things I’ve seen on social media in the week since the election. My latest for @mcsweeneys.bsky.social. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sur...
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Sure, I Voted for Someone Whose Policies Might Kill You, but Now’s the Time to Put Aside Our Differences
It’s me, that woman you barely remember from your tenth-grade homeroom who keeps turning up on your Facebook page like a cold sore. Before the elec...
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Oregon State Univ. School of Public Policy is hiring! Assistant Professor in Public Policy – Specialization in Technology, Science, and AI Policy Learn more and Job Application: jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/161...
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Assistant Professor
The School of Public Policy invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, Tenure Track (Annual), Assistant Professor position. Appointment at the Assistant Professor rank is anticipated; h...
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
10. If you want more engagement with your posts, be rude about Elon Musk.
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
I had a great opportunity to collaborate with my OSU Women and Gender Studies colleagues on a panel that is now a Ms. article about Project 2025. Take a gander if you're interested: msmagazine.com/2024/11/12/p...
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Project 2025: A Blueprint for Limiting Gender and Racial Equity in America - Ms. Magazine
MAGA-Backed Project 2025 Is Trump and Republicans' Blueprint for Limiting Gender and Racial Equity in America
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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
Oof
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C.J. Pascoe @cjpascoe.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
Masculinity threat and the gender gap in college enrollment. www.klcc.org/podcast/oreg...
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Where the boys aren't: On college campuses, a growing disparity of gender
A conversation with CJ Pascoe, a U of O Professor of Sociology and Erin Hayes, Director of U of O Admissions about the possible reasons why more women and less men are attending college.
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
If I hadn’t let my APSA membership lapse could I go in here and chill? 🤔
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
Working from home one day a week is good for several reasons, but the coworkers here are awfully lazy and demanding.
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 07/10/2024
I look forward to discussing my work on gender and political participation in this #PacificSociologicalAssociation Lightning Talk! (with Darby Southgate, and Jennifer Puentes moderating) November 01, 2024 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (PST) RSVP for link at: pacificsoc.org/event-5900799
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Pacific Sociological Association - PSA Lightning Talks Series: Gender, Power, and the Vote: The Legacy of Patriarchy in the 2024 Presidential Election
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