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Sarah Childs

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Professor of Politics & Gender Author of Feminist Democratic Representation (2020) with Karen Celis, award winning book Author of The Good Parliament Report Expert in Gender Sensitive Parliaments

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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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Engender blog | Engender launches report on how parties can take action to get more women elected
Engender launches our new report “Beyond Promises: What works in getting more women elected”, exploring the use and impact of gender quotas and other Positive Action Measures (PAMs) in Scottish politi...
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Centenary Action @centenaryaction.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
You can read our written submission to the procedure committee here👇 bit.ly/3Lis5TJ Thanks to our academic advisory group with particular thanks to @profsarahchilds.bsky.social Childs and Dr Jessica C Smith for their support 🧵3/3
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Submission to the Procedure Committee Inquiry into Call Lists - Centenary Action
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
@politicsgenderj.bsky.social Thrilled to have my article on women's parliamentary friendships included in a VI of eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Negotiating Gendered Institutions: Women's Parliamentary Friendships | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Negotiating Gendered Institutions: Women's Parliamentary Friendships - Volume 9 Issue 2
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Jana Konle @jkonle.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Grateful for the opportunity to make my academic presentation debut at #PSA2025 in Birmingham 🤗 on a fantastic @psawomenpol.bsky.social panel on gender and care. I presented some early findings from my PhD on the QUALREP Project, led by @profrosiecamp.bsky.social and @profsarahchilds.bsky.social.
Jana is standing on the left side of the panel stage presenting her paper on the political representation of women in prison in the UK. The panel chair and the three other panellists are sitting on a long table beneath the big screen on the right.
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Karina Kosiara-Pedersen @karinakosped.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Wiebke is a wonderful PI and colleague - and she is hiring! gendersky polisky
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Clare Rice @clarerice.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Registration has also now opened for our next seminar with Dr. @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social, who will be discussing the work of the UNTWIST project 📆Wed 30 April ⏰3-4pm GMT 📍Online Registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d631fe... @profrosiecamp.bsky.social @profsarahchilds.bsky.social
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QUALREP
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
was wonderful to be part of this, even if the red alert storm meant day two was virtual for those of us in Scotland! @jess-smith.bsky.social
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Chloe Challender @chloechallender.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Happy to have co-authored the chapter in this book on ‘Women in the House of Commons’. Thanks to eds @ameakin.bsky.social @estrangeirada.bsky.social @louisevthompson.bsky.social and co-authors Rosie Campbell @jess-smith.bsky.social @profsarahchilds.bsky.social
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
New Book, with chapter by me and Karen Celis on Democratic Listening
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Mari Takayanagi @satisfactory20.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I am really delighted that #NecessaryWomen is out in paperback today with a lovely new cover!
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Clare Rice @clarerice.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Still time to register for the opening event tomorrow of the new QUALREP Gender and Politics Seminar Series Guest Speaker: Prof. Zoe Lefkofridi (PUSH*BACK*LASH) 📆 Wednesday 29 January 🕰️ 3-4pm (UK) 📍 Online For further details and registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1c80a7...
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
I agree; I've had 8 requests since term started in January. This labour needs to be shared and for non-gender journal folks, we don't know everything about women and gender...
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Centenary Action @centenaryaction.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
We’re thrilled to announce our new Academic Advisory Board, bringing together some of the brightest minds to provide insight, data, and rigorous thinking to enhance our campaigns. Excited to collaborate and learn from their expertise! 👩‍🎓 bit.ly/40Eik7n
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Academic Advisory Group - Centenary Action
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
📢New #PAG20 Critical Perspectives📢 Neema Begum, @mikebankole.bsky.social , @drshardiabpalmer.bsky.social , @dangodshaw.bsky.social & Rima Saini introduce the concept of paradoxical representation to understand the actions of ethnic minority officeholders polisky gendersky buff.ly/4gPH9mD
Critical perspectives article entitled "Skinfolk, but Not Kinfolk? Paradoxical Representation Among Ethnic Minority Conservative Political Elites in the UK" by Neema Begum, Michael Bankole, Shardia Briscoe-Palmer, Dan Godshaw, Rima Saini.
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
She looks like she's nice and warm...
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
ESRC-funded MA and PhD studentship - electoral fraud in Britain, The jobs.ac.uk advertisement is here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLL511/p... Midlands Graduate School application portal is here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
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Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 09/01/2025
and also @brownphdgirl.bsky.social, @zeinmurib.bsky.social, @profsarahchilds.bsky.social, @profsarahchilds.bsky.social, @dangodshaw.bsky.social, @profrosiecamp.bsky.social & more
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Had thoroughly enjoyable and educative two days listening to @studyofparl.bsky.social Commons and Lords officials as well as academics, think tankers and former and current parliamentarians.
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John Smith Centre @johnsmithcentre.com · 02/12/2024
🛡️ How can parliaments become more gender-sensitive? In her latest blog, @profsarahchilds.bsky.social examines the role of male allies and champions—or whether something less heroic might be key to driving change. 📖 Read the full piece: www.johnsmithcentre.com/research-blo...
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Gender Sensitive Parliaments: Male Allies and Champions, or Something Less Heroic? - John Smith Centre
Parliaments are everywhere gender insensitive, albeit to less or greater degrees; all would benefit from gender sensitizing efforts. Dating from 2001 and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CP...
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Tom Caygill @tomcaygill.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Speakers & panellists include: @oonaghgay.bsky.social @robertsaunders.bsky.social @ameakin.bsky.social @profsarahchilds.bsky.social @drhannahwhite.bsky.social @ruthfox.bsky.social @danielgover.bsky.social @courtenayilbert.bsky.social @darcyxtip.bsky.social See our website, for more info👇
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 30/10/2024
So I sent a book to a colleague in Belgium to read … customs notice filled out. No value. It wasn’t a gift but a loan… returned undelivered due to duty. Post Brexit ridiculousness …
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 11/10/2024
I'm sure if you add a tinsel scarf....
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Jessica C. Smith @jess-smith.bsky.social · 11/10/2024
Excited to see my article 'Balancing Politics and Parenthood' in EJPR is out. In a UK study, I find that the public do not punish MPs for taking parental leave. In fact, for women there is some electoral advantage. ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Balancing politics and parenthood: Public perceptions of MPs taking parental leave in the UK
Family-friendly practices in parliaments are central to the recruitment and retention of diverse representatives. Yet, instituting such reforms raises questions about public reactions, something litt...
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Toni Rodon @tonirodon.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
There is a double marginalization of far-right women politicians in the European Parliament–as women and as far-right politicians–which results in women politicians lacking influence within their parties, and within the European Parliament more broadly journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Far-right cooperation: Gender, political networks, and the cordon sanitaire in the European Parliament - Maria Sigridur Finnsdottir, 2024
Even as the far-right parties of Western Europe have made broad electoral gains, mainstream parties continue to enact a cordon sanitaire, effectively curtailing...
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PIR at Royal Holloway @rhulpir.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
Funding available for UK-based PGR or ECRs to attend this workshop on "Gender, Parties, and Parliaments" and receive feedback on your work from @jennpiscopo.bsky.social @drmalligaoch.bsky.social @sfranceschet.bsky.social among other fantastic scholars!
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Marc Geddes @marcgeddes.uk · 06/09/2024
As the Modernisation Committee gets set up, how should it operate? In this blog, @profsarahchilds.bsky.social, @merylkenny.bsky.social, @jesssmith.bsky.social and I argue that the committee must consider the gendered impacts of any proposals: www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/Modernizatio...
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Modernization Without a Gender and Diversity Sensitivity Focus is not Modernization: An Agenda for the New Modernization Committee | Centre on Constitutional Change
Modernization Without a Gender and Diversity Sensitivity Focus is not Modernization: An Agenda for the New Modernization Committee
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 03/09/2024
It’s back …
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Marc Geddes @marcgeddes.uk · 27/02/2024
🚨 Post-doc opportunities at the University of Edinburgh 🚨 I am looking for two post-doctoral research fellows to join a new project (marcgeddes.uk/spark) comparing how parliaments in Europe gather, analyse and use different types of knowledge:
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SPARK — Dr Marc Geddes
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 11/01/2024
It is. And can recommend. Used it a few times
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 06/01/2024
Which is why I went via LNER…
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 04/01/2024
Protein intake
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 04/01/2024
Univ of Edinburgh coming in strong … I’ve read them all too! @marcgeddes.uk
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 31/12/2023
And to you too. Can’t wait to meet up again …
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Dr Caroline Leicht @carolineleicht.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
Hey gendersky commsky polisky 👋🏻 Thinking of proposing a paper on gender and media/political communication for #ECPG2024 (@ecpr.bsky.social) and would like to join a panel proposal on this topic? Then do get in touch with me (c.v.leicht@soton.ac.uk) by 13 December 🌟
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
A thanks for making a much prettier version
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 29/11/2023
Two postdocs with me and @profrosiecampbell - QUALREP, 5 year comparative project on the quality of women's political representation elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 26/11/2023
senedd.wales/senedd-busin... call for experts in gender and diversity quota at the Welsh Parliament
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 19/11/2023
Wished I’d been there…
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Chloe Challender @chloechallender.bsky.social · 19/11/2023
Enjoyed this last week. Speaking about my research findings so far in the House of Lords
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Sarah Childs @profsarahchilds.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
@jonilo.bsky.social hello joni
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