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Mona Lena Krook

@mlkrook.bsky.social
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Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University. Chair of the Rutgers Women & Politics Ph.D. Program. Editor of Politics & Gender, 2022-2028. ♀️🏛🌎

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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
📣 New #FirstView Notes from the Field 📝 In "USAID Senior LGBTQI+ Coordinator", @mlkrook.bsky.social interviews Jay Gilliam, appointed as the Senior LGBTQI+ Coordinator during the Joe Biden administration. 🌟 Available #OpenAccess 🌟 buff.ly/QBFSROo
Notes from the field article titled "USAID Senior LGBTQI+ Coordinator" by Jay Gilliam and Mona Lena Krook.
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 06/04/2026
#OpenAccess from @politicsgenderj.bsky.social - United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues - cup.org/41OIdB7 - Geeta Rao Gupta & @mlkrook.bsky.social #FirstView
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Women & Politics Institute @au-wpi.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
📣 ICYMI: WPI's @betsyfischermartin.bsky.social was joined by Dr. @mlkrook.bsky.social to discuss her new book “Elect Women for a Change.”Check out one of our favorite quotes from the event: 🎥 Watch the replay: youtu.be/Iyn0ZZnprmg
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Women & Politics Institute @au-wpi.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
New from #OnGender: In her analysis of global data on gender parity in politics, Dr. @mlkrook.bsky.social of @RutgersU notes that while many nations have enacted strict parity laws to increase female representation in politics, the U.S. lags behind. Read more: bit.ly/4rAe1En
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Women & Politics Institute @au-wpi.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
#WPIWomenOnWednesdays: Join @betsyfischermartin.bsky.social on 3/18 @6PM for a virtual book talk w/ Dr. @mlkrook.bsky.social, author of “Elect Women for a Change,” which discusses gender parity in politics still matters & how it can be achieved. bit.ly/49JxP1c #WPIevents #WPICelebratesWHM
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Mona Lena Krook @mlkrook.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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Mona Lena Krook @mlkrook.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
So excited to come home and find this book in the mail! Officially on sale today in the UK and in the US in February 📚 Basically my life's work, so I hope you enjoy it! paritypolitics.org Polisky Gendersky
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Mona Lena Krook @mlkrook.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
So excited to come home and find this book in the mail! Officially on sale today in the UK and in the US in February 📚 Basically my life's work, so I hope you enjoy it! paritypolitics.org Polisky Gendersky
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
✨Call for Submissions✨ A team of scholars is soliciting abstracts on Abortion Storytelling in State Politics. The collection will be featured in a Critical Perspectives proposal for Politics & Gender. 🗓️Deadline: February 1, 2026. Read the call in the link below: buff.ly/gjBu5Ti
CFP reads "Abortion Storytelling in State Politics: Critical Perspectives Proposal"
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Mona Lena Krook @mlkrook.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, here is a excerpt of my 2020 book, Violence against Women in Politics. www.google.com/books/editio... To purchase the book: global.oup.com/academic/pro... To access the companion website: www.vawpolitics.org Gendersky
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Violence against Women in Politics
Women have made significant inroads into political life in recent years, but in many parts of the world, their increased engagement has spurred attacks, intimidation, and harassment. This book provide...
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Jennifer Thomson @thomsonjennifer.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Our special section on #feministforeignpolicy in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social is currently free to access! @tonihaastrup.bsky.social @columbaachilleos.bsky.social
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
📢New issue of #PAG21 is out!📢 Our editor @mlkrook.bsky.social introduces our new issue reflecting on the growing (and compelling) research agenda in feminist IR. polisky gendersky buff.ly/mI3FLxb
Editorial titled "Politics & Gender and International Relations" by Mona Lena Krook.
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Mona Lena Krook @mlkrook.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Excited to share the latest issue of @politicsgenderj.bsky.social featuring research on WPS, gender and diplomacy, feminist foreign policy, and UNSCR 1325. All articles are currently ungated for readers around the world. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Gendersky Polisky
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 10/11/2025
🚨Civil society is under threat. Our new Nonprofit Investigations Toolkit gives organizations tools to navigate the current environment. Equip your organization to stand strong against political intimidation. Explore the resources → protdem.org/NonprofitInvestigations…
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Nonprofit Toolkit: Resources for organizations facing government investigations
On this page, you’ll find short topic-specific primers that build on our full-length guide, Protecting Civic Space.
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Our new Virtual Special Issue highlights some of our editors' favorite articles published during their editorial terms. The current editor @mlkrook.bsky.social selected work from across subfields highlighting gendered politics in several arenas. #OpenAccess until December 2025!
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/10/2025
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
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Mona Lena Krook @mlkrook.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The website for my forthcoming book, Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics, is now live! www.paritypolitics.org Reach out if you might be interested in having me come give a talk! The book will be published by Polity in February 2026. Gendersky Polisky
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Elect Women for a Change | Gender Parity in Politics
Women have made significant inroads into political life over the last 30 years. Yet many nations still lag behind. In the face of these developments, a new global movement is taking shape. Building on...
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Mona Lena Krook @mlkrook.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The website for my forthcoming book, Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics, is now live! www.paritypolitics.org Reach out if you might be interested in having me come give a talk! The book will be published by Polity in February 2026. Gendersky Polisky
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Elect Women for a Change | Gender Parity in Politics
Women have made significant inroads into political life over the last 30 years. Yet many nations still lag behind. In the face of these developments, a new global movement is taking shape. Building on...
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 13/10/2025
#FirstView from @politicsgenderj.bsky.social - Editorial: Politics & Gender and International Relations - cup.org/43jhlKH - @mlkrook.bsky.social
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Thank you to everyone who attended our 20th Anniversary roundtable at #APSA2025! @mlkrook.bsky.social , Karen Beckwith, Mary Caputi, @sfranceschet.bsky.social & @cwolbrecht.bsky.social had an insightful conversation about their time as editors and the role of P&G in Political Science. 🧵1/8
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 13/09/2025
The Politics & Gender best article prize is an annual award recognizing the best article published in the journal during the previous year. You can browse the winning @politicsgenderj.bsky.social articles here - cup.org/4n8Lzrm #APSA2025
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of P&G, we've compiled a list of favorite articles from the tenure of our former and current editors as part of a new Virtual Special Issue. The selected articles will be ✨ #OpenAccess ✨ until December 2025. buff.ly/x3lLmuq
Title: 20th Anniversary Editors's Choice Collection 
Text: In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Politics & Gender(opens in a new tab), past and current journal editors were asked to identify some of their favorite articles published during their editorial terms. Criteria for selecting these articles reflected a mix of considerations, including the impact and originality of the articles – as well as their relevance to understanding the current political climate. Collectively, they reflect the broad reach of the journal, representing different subfields and methodological approaches, as well as the work of junior and more established scholars.

Please enjoy free access to all articles below until the end of December 2025. 

For the latest articles from Politics & Gender, follow us on X and Bluesky.
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Attending #APSA2025 in Vancouver? Politics & Gender will be holding a roundtable to reflect on the 20th anniversary of the journal. Join us bright and early at 8 am on Sunday to hear from @mlkrook.bsky.social, Karen Beckwith, Mary Caputi, @sfranceschet.bsky.social & @christinagahn.bsky.social.
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Mona Lena Krook @mlkrook.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Congratulations to @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social @uppgap.bsky.social on winning the @apsa.bsky.social Victoria Schuck Award for her book on resistance to gender quotas in Uruguay! 🇺🇾 Get the book from Oxford University Press: global.oup.com/academic/pro... Gendersky
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Mona Lena Krook @mlkrook.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Great start to the @apsa.bsky.social conference with a pre-conference on studying youth representation! @geo-quinn.bsky.social shared the latest dataset on young elected leaders in the US states from the Rutgers Center for Youth Political Participation. For the data, see cypp.rutgers.edu/data/ 🇺🇸
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Mona Lena Krook @mlkrook.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Excited to share that I have a new book coming out in February 2026! Drawing on my work as an academic & consultant over the last 25 years, the book provides a road map for achieving gender parity in politics - the what, why, & how. Available now for preorder: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
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Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics
Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics, Written by a leading authority on women and politics, this incisive book makes the case for gender parity and identifies strategies to ...
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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of @politicsgenderj.bsky.social, current editor @mlkrook.bsky.social asked the previous editors (myself and @sfranceschet.bsky.social included) to identify our favorite articles published during our terms. Check it out! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Mona Lena Krook @mlkrook.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
I am delighted to share the latest virtual special issue at @politicsgenderj.bsky.social, the 20th Anniversary Editors' Choice collection featuring favorite articles of current and past editors over the years. Articles are free to access until the end of December. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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20th Anniversary Editors’ Choice Collection
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Very big and very deserved award for @mlkrook.bsky.social — congrats! 👏
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🏆 Winner of this year's Best Article Prize 🏆 @alschotel.bsky.social & @lizamugge.bsky.social use of qualitative text analysis paired with in-depth interviews bring out critical insights into trans symbolic representation in 🇩🇪 & 🇳🇱 parliaments. Available 🌟 #OpenAccess 🌟 buff.ly/4aKHQv9
Research article entitled "Politics without Presence? The Symbolic Representation of Trans People in Germany and the Netherlands" by 
Anne Louise Schotel and Liza Mügge.
Abstract begins: Historically, trans people have been excluded from politics. Despite political under representation, trans interests increasingly appear on the political agenda in the Netherlands and Germany. In 2021, trans women were elected to the Dutch and German parliaments for the first time. However, increased trans visibility is accompanied by backlash and transphobia. The political representation of trans people does not follow a familiar pattern from elected descriptive representatives to increased substantive representation of interests. What mechanisms shape the political representation of trans people? We argue that symbolic representation shapes possibilities for descriptive and substantive representation of trans people.
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Zohran Mamdani’s win has inspired over 3400 young people to raise their hands to run for office just since Tuesday. It’s now @runforsomething.net’s biggest candidate recruitment moment since the election. A new generation of leaders is here.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
👇🎯💯 Learn to write. Learn to read. Learn to think. Learn to work with data. Learn a foreign language. Major in whatever you want. Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education is stronger than ever.
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Brian Wasik @brianrwasik.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
A lot of tonight should go to @lindseyboylan.bsky.social who selflessly has made a good and righteous fight on behalf of herself and the other women Cuomo not only harassed... but then wasted our taxpayer dollars to legally harass again and again. www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/02/c...
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Inside Cuomo’s State-Funded Legal War Against the Women Who Accused Him of Sexual Harassment
A review by THE CITY of thousands of pages of court documents paints the most complete picture of how intensely he is battling the women who stepped forward.
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Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Congratulations to the 13 brave women who risked their careers and reputations to stand up to Cuomo’s sexual predation
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
After resigning in disgrace, Cuomo attacked the women he harassed with vexatious, punitive legal filings meant to bankrupt and humiliate them, and threatened to sue them for defamation. He wanted them to shut up. At great personal risk, they didn’t.
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Mona Lena Krook @mlkrook.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
As a journal editor, I agree 💯 with @catherinedevries.bsky.social. To me, the lit review is the single most important part of any paper. There are many ways to do one, and it is often hard to do well, but this essay gives some excellent advice: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
📢New issue of #PAG21 is out!📢 The June 2025 issue of P&G is out now! The issue features new research on pandemic leadership, the "anti-woke academy" and feminist institutionalism among others, as well as a Critical Perspectives collection on the 2024 🇺🇸 election. buff.ly/AlU5N7h
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. (via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
"We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can't believe they are gone. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them so much.
"We want everyone to know that we are both safe and with loved ones. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received, and we appreciate your respect for our family's privacy as we grieve.
"Our family would like to thank law enforcement for their swift action that saved others and for the coordination across communities that led to the arrest of the man who murdered our parents. We especially would like to thank the officers who were first on the scene to our parents' home and their heroic attempts to rescue our mom and dad.
"Our parents touched so many lives, and they leave behind an incredible legacy of dedication to their community that will live on in us, their friends, their colleagues and co-workers, and every single person who knew and loved them.
"If you would like to honor the memory of Mark and Melissa, please consider the following:
• Plant a tree.
• Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail.
• Pet a dog. A golden retriever is ideal, but any will do.
• Tell your loved ones a cheesy dad joke and laugh about it.
• Bake something — bread for Mark or a cake for Melissa, and share it with someone.
• Try a new hobby and enjoy learning something.
• Stand up for what you believe in, especially if that thing is justice and peace.
"Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together. Hold your loved ones a little closer. Love your neighbors. Treat each other with kindness and respect. The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."
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Mona Lena Krook @mlkrook.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
The June issue of @politicsgenderj.bsky.social will soon be out, so this is the last chance to access all the articles in our 20th anniversary special issue ungated! Articles address the scholarly and personal impact of Politics & Gender on political science 📗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/06/2025
Walz: "This cannot be the norm. It cannot be the way that we deal with our political differences. Now is the time for us to recommit to the core values of this country ... Talk to a neighbor rather than arguing. Debate an issue. Shake hands. Find common ground. This is who Melissa Hortman was."
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 15/06/2025
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop! Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
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"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
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Mona Lena Krook @mlkrook.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
This torn, bent, rained-on, coffee-stained name tag will be a treasured memento of an amazing experience organizing the inaugural (we hope!) @politicsgenderj.bsky.social conference! A huge thanks to the whole @ruwomenpolitics.bsky.social team for their hard work in making it a success! ♀️🔥💕
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Nikolina Klatt @klatt.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Thanks to the amazing organization team around Mona Lena Krook and Majka Hahn and everyone at Rutgers. I’m looking forward to seeing many of you in Newcastle for ECPG 2026. @politicsgenderj.bsky.social @ecprgender.bsky.social @mlkrook.bsky.social ‪@majkahahn.bsky.social‬
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Beatriz Carvalho @carvalhobea.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
+ so grateful for @mlkrook.bsky.social and @mirya.bsky.social for your work and guidance, and @majkahahn.bsky.social for leading the INCREDIBLE grad student team that made this conference a huge success 🥳 so proud to be a part of this!
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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Leaving New Brunswick inspired, educated, depressed, and infuriated. Congratulations to @mlkrook.bsky.social & team for an amazing first ever American politics & gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social conference!
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RU Women & Politics @ruwomenpolitics.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The Rutgers Women & Politics Program is now on Bluesky! Established in 1986, we have trained 100s of gender and politics students and graduated more than 80 W&P PhDs We will host the Politics & Gender Conference as the current editorial team of @politicsgenderj.bsky.social Gendersky Polisky
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Tiffany Barnes @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Love this celebration of the 20th anniversary of Politics & Gender. The field has changed and grown so much in the past 20 years. Such an exciting, dynamic, and important field. 🎉
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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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Inessa De Angelis @inessadeangelis.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Why aren't we talking about harassment in #elxn45? In my new op-ed, I reflect on the harassment women continue to face in #cdnpoli, and the threat it poses to democracy: theconversation.com/growing-thre... @theconversationca.bsky.social #gendersky #polisky
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Growing threats faced by women candidates undermine our democracy
This scholar has found that 86 per cent of replies to tweets sent to women MPs contained some form of harassment. This is a clear threat to women’s participation in politics.
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