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Ján Michalko

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Research Fellow Gender inequalities, politics, masculinities, feminist foreign policy he/him

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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🌈 #GenderingDemocracy No.52 👩‍⚖️ A recent ruling in the case of a Slovak journalist who suffered years of online abuse is a stark reminder of widespread gendered violence against women in public life. ⚠️ This form of violence puts democracies at risk, argues @michalkojanv.bsky.social. 👉 buff.ly/vBau64T
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🌈 Online violence against women in public life threatens democracy
A recent ruling in the case of a Slovak journalist who suffered years of online abuse is a stark reminder of widespread gendered violence against women in public life. Ján Michalko argues that this fo...
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Tomás Ojeda G. @tiojeda.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Our commentary piece on “Misuse of evidence in sex and gender policy” is out! We call for greater integrity and transparency in evidence use, and for meaningful inclusion of trans people’s experiences and expertise in policymaking utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...
Graphic with a white background that presents information about a commentary piece published in the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics. It includes the title (“Misuse of evidence in sex and gender policy”), authors, abstract and keywords.

- Authors: Tomás Ojeda, Madeleine Pape, D.M. Grijseels, Eric Llaveria Caselles, Sheree Bekker, Jean-Sébastien Blanc, Dinah Bons, Guylaine Demers, Tara Gonsalves, Sarah Lamble, Ruth Pearce, and Valo Vähäpassi.

- Abstract: Sex and gender policy has become a battleground for attacks on science and expertise. As researchers committed to rigorous evaluation of evidence, the authors examine how evidence is used and misused in debates on sex and gender policy affecting transgender people. Drawing on examples from healthcare, prison housing, and sport, they identify recurring pitfalls: elevating opinion as evidence, excluding trans expertise, discrediting scientific consensus, deploying decontextualized claims, and the influence of scientific disinformation. Amid rising societal transphobia, the authors call for greater integrity and transparency in evidence use, and for meaningful inclusion of trans people’s experiences and expertise in policymaking.

- Keywords: Evidence; Transgender People; Policy; Expertise; Gender-Affirming Care; Prison Housing; Sport.
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Megan Daigle @megandaigle.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The #GlobalGagRule has been a sad reality for SRHR for decades – now it's so much worse. No one who cares about rights can afford to ignore it, no matter what you work on. Thanks @michalkojanv.bsky.social for ✏️ with me. #GenderRights #SRHR #ReproductiveJustice #Backlash odi.org/en/insights/...
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Why everyone should care about Trump's new global gag rule
This insight piece unpacks the domino effects of Trump's new global gag rule on US funding, explaining why everyone should care about it's wider implications.
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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
🇺🇦 As the full-scale invasion of #Ukraine enters its fifth year this week, the safety of civilians must remain paramount – and feminist advocacy is an essential tool to ensure that this happens, writes @odi.global researcher @michalkojanv.bsky.social. Read on for the full analysis: buff.ly/g2aWcea
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Feminist advocacy is essential for civilian protection in Ukraine
As the full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, the safety of civilians must remain paramount – and feminist advocacy is an essential tool to ensure that this happens.
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Tomás Ojeda G. @tiojeda.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Join us on December 3rd for a roundtable on “SOGIESC and the state of LGBTI law”. I’ll be sharing insights from our book on transnational anti-gender politics and engaging in conversation with my brilliant @ceg-unil.bsky.social colleagues 🤩 Online + in person: www.unil.ch/news/1761049...
Promotional flyer for the roundtable event featuring headshots of myself and UNIL’s Andreas Ziegler against a blue background, alongside the UNIL logo and a QR code for registration. In addition to our headshots, the flyer displays the covers of the books we'll discuss: “The Oxford Handbook of LGBTI Law,” co-edited by Andreas Ziegler, and “Transnational Anti-Gender Politics. Feminist Solidarity in Times of Global Attacks,” co-edited by me.
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Tomás Ojeda G. @tiojeda.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
📣 Next week is the deadline for submitting your abstracts to our international Colloquium on far right, gender, and femonationalism. Don’t leave it until the last minute! All the information is in the @ceg-unil.bsky.social post below 👇
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Columba Achilleos @columbaachilleos.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
1/ 🚨 Our intro to the Special Section on #FeministForeignPolicy is out! Co-authored w/ @tonihaastrup.bsky.social & @thomsonjennifer.bsky.social ky.social in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social: "The Where, What & Who of Feminist Foreign Policy" 📖 #OpenAccess 🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 👇👇👇
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The Where, What, and Who of Feminist Foreign Policy: Hierarchies of Geography, Knowledge, and Power | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
The Where, What, and Who of Feminist Foreign Policy: Hierarchies of Geography, Knowledge, and Power
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ALIGN Platform @aligngender.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Here's a glimpse of Day 1 of our workshop with our partners from #dRPC and Data Pop Alliance led by @michalkojanv.bsky.social. Joined by experts to deepen analyses of ongoing research on #onlineviolence against women in politics in #Nigeria and #Brazil. #gendernorms #genderjustice #TFGBV
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Ján Michalko @michalkojanv.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
🚨Working with @megandaigle.bsky.social & Leen we combined @aligngender.bsky.social expertise on norms & @odi.global expertise on #humanitarian protection to make a clear case for continued & improved gender analysis at this dangerous political moment of anti-gender mobilizations & aid cuts. More 👇
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Ján Michalko @michalkojanv.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
💡Observing #HRC59 was a very insightful experience. Helped me understand better how diplomats try to navigate anti #gender politics, funding cuts to the UN, & crisis of international #humanrights law. Many 🙏 to all who helped us in this phase of our @odi.global research as we move on to the next!
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ALIGN Platform @aligngender.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Yesterday, at the #HumanRightsCouncil our @odi.global experts @michalkojanv.bsky.social & Ayesha Khan saw firsthand how UN members are working to hold the line on gender equality norms amid growing backlash. To know more about what's happening at the #UN, read our paper 🖇️ tinyurl.com/vcwyv24f
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Stephen Burrell @thedailypanda.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
It's kinda concerning that Ofcom, who we rely on to regulate internet companies in the UK, have published this. The only way we have overestimated the risk of the manosphere, is if we have underestimated the risk of patriarchal norms in society more broadly... www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Society may have overestimated risk of the ‘manosphere’, UK researchers say
Many who engage are ‘discriminating and value-driven’, with a minority consuming ‘extremely misogynistic content’, study for Ofcom suggests
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My Voice, My Choice @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🚨 URGENT! Conversion practices aim to change or suppress who LGBTQ+ people are. They’re harmful, degrading, and condemned as torture by the UN. The EU must act! Sign the ECI to ban them across Europe and share the link! ✍🏻 eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
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International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🌍How can we protect hard-won human rights norms from anti-gender actors working to undermine decades of progress? Today, the #INTGenderChampions Secretariat partnered with ODI Global to convene a high-level workshop to discuss how to better understand norm-spoiling at the Council.
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Tomás Ojeda G. @tiojeda.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Last year, Billy Holzberg, @aikoiiris.bsky.social, and I spoke with the team from the podcast "Feminism, Fascism and the Future" about our book. The episode is out 🤩 Tune in to learn more about the volume’s “origin story” and its key takeaways open.spotify.com/episode/7IYL...
Episode promo flyer featuring the book’s cover: “Transnational Anti-Gender Politics. Feminist Solidarity in Times of Global Attacks,” and the podcast logo: “Feminism, Fascism, & the Future.” The image in the ad has a pink background and reads: “New episode! A new(ish) book and other cool research.”
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Ján Michalko @michalkojanv.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
📢 Do you work w/ political parties on gender equality in politics? 🫵 Then we want to speak to you for our @aligngender.bsky.social study on parties' responses to #tech facilitated #GBV. We want to learn from practitioners & academics so DM me for more info www.alignplatform.org/political-pa...
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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Sorry to interupt our current horrors, but I am delighted to see Dave's and my latest paper out in POQ today! doi.org/10.1093/poq/... tl;dr: When (Republican) adolescents are exposed to women candidates, they become more positive about women as political leaders. Adults, otoh, don't budge. 🧵
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King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
NEW: Men and women belonging to Gen Z are more divided than those of any other generation on key questions about feminism, gender roles and women’s rights Read our new 30-country study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social for #IWD2025: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gen-z-m... 🧵⬇️
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Ján Michalko @michalkojanv.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
In a few hours I'll have the privilege to engage in conversation w/ feminist practitioners & researchers to discuss #Feminist #Funding. Join us to take stock of recent cuts & impacts on movements & evidence why feminist movements matter for equality & democracy us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Nick Carnes @carnes.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Please share / RT: ***Call for papers: Conference on "Representation, Democracy, and the Economic Backgrounds of Politicians"*** Paper proposals should be submitted by February 21, using this form: forms.gle/Stz7apkkHTgt... Please direct any questions to centerforglobaldemocracy@vanderbilt.edu.
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ALIGN Platform @aligngender.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Without safe online platforms, #womeninpolitics face an impossible choice: endure abuse or withdraw from political life, leading to unfair electoral competition & inequality.   Today on #SaferInternetDay, our new blog shows how to tackle online violence & promote inclusivity. 💡 tinyurl.com/5n6n9tb5
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Why online safety policies and digital advocacy are essential for women’s political participation | Align Platform
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 30/01/2025
Conservative foundations from the US and Europe are targeting Africa and Latin America in particular.
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Growing ‘anti-gender’ movements are trying to restrict equality and sex education in schools around the world
Conservative foundations from the US and Europe are targeting Africa and Latin America in particular.
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ODI Global @odi.global · 31/01/2025
Tackling "anti-gender" movements in schools is vital to protecting all children's rights to a quality education. Our Senior Research Fellow Rachel Marcus shares findings from recent research with @theconversation.com ⤵️
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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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In Memoriam
Welcome to Cambridge Core
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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
With the #GlobalGagRule back & cuts to European ODA looming in 2025, now is NOT the time to abandon SRHR funding. People's dignity & bodily autonomy are at stake. Europe must step up for global solidarity & human rights! 🌍✊👇
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Tomás Ojeda G. @tiojeda.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
In the piece, we discuss how groups opposing gender-affirming care have used the Cass report to relativise the evidence around suicide while advocating for harmful restrictions or banning access to this vital care. The report and its political misuses have had a damaging impact in Chile 👇
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laxman लक्ष्मण belbase बेल्वासे @laxb.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Great campaign by @whiteribbon.bsky.social-launched a new series of educational videos to support the education sector & address the latest & most pressing forms of GBV and discrimination in our communities. These videos are available in English and French. Visit lnkd.in/gfdfU34G to watch them all!
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Stopping the Spiral: Preventing Radicalization and Its Devastating Impact
YouTube video by White Ribbon
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ILGA-Europe @ilgaeurope.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
We are alarmed by the #Meta moderation policy changes announced yesterday, allowing dehumanising language targeting #LGBTI people. This threatens safety and dignity. We urge the EU to enforce the Digital Services Act to combat hate speech and misinformation. Hatred has no place online or anywhere.
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ODI Global @odi.global · 09/01/2025
As the forces of populism and isolationism deepen global divides, the need for collective leadership has never been greater. At Davos 2025, we will hear from a group of inspiring sectoral leaders as they lay out joined up solutions to the world's toughest global challenges. buff.ly/4jahwyd
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Ján Michalko @michalkojanv.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
💭Are you reflecting on the past year? 🤔Have a look at what our team @aligngender.bsky.social picked out as key themes and trends of 2024 in #genderequality based on our research www.alignplatform.org/resources/bl...
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Six headlines from 2024: a seismic year for gender norms | Align Platform
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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Our upcoming Horizon Project MEN4DEM exploring how masculinities are mobilized in extreme-right politics and their impact on European democracy, will be launched in Amsterdam on January 24th. Join us! aissr.uva.nl/content/even...
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Masculinities for the Future of European Democracy - AISSR
The public launch of the Masculinities for the Future of European Democracy (MEN4DEM): the research project that explores how masculinities are mobilized in extreme-right politics and their impact on ...
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European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Some more EJPG research in the media 👀 Gretchen Bauer & Akosua Keseboa Darkwah on the consequences of Ghana electing the country’s first woman vice president 📰 🇬🇭 theconversation.com/ghanas-elect... EJPG paper: doi.org/10.1332/2515...
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Ghana’s election system keeps women out of parliament. How to change that
Ghana, an emerging democracy, lags far behind in women’s representation in parliament.
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Ján Michalko @michalkojanv.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
As we wrap up #16daysofactivism, I go back to our @odi.global discussion with Rasha, Charbel, Stella & Evie on the power of hateful rhetoric that drives GBV 👇 odi.org/en/events/ri...
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Rising violence against LGBTQI+ people: lessons on backlash and resistance
This conversation will explore how to combat gender-based violence in a time of transnational anti-gender politics. Drawing on insights from scholarship and civil society, this event will outline the ...
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Stephen Burrell @thedailypanda.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Cassie Pedersen & I have written for the University of Melbourne's Pursuit about how #COP29 demonstrates that we urgently need to address the role of men and masculinities in the climate crisis, and engage with boys and men about caring for the world around us: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/its...
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It’s time to recognise the role masculinity is playing in the climate crisis
COP29 came to a fairly disappointing end. We need to address the role of masculinity in harms against nature, says University of Melbourne expert
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