Understanding the role of institutions can help explain why gender equality policies often fail
and why the efforts of gender equality advocates are frequently frustrated. Focusing on micro …

This article develops an analytical framework to study the power struggles between status
quo and gender equality actors underpinning the implementation of gender equality …

In this article, we introduce a Gendered Workplace Approach for studying the gendered
nature of parliaments. This approach, which is informed by a feminist institutionalist …

Women's access to political leadership positions has increased greatly in recent decades,
which calls for research concerning the conditions of women's political leadership in more …

Increasing women's representation in male‐dominated work sectors remains a persistent
problem. This paper reorientates the focus from women's underrepresentation to male …

Studies of candidate selection have shown that formal rules alone cannot explain the low
number of female candidates. Scholarship focusing on both demand and supply sides of …

Over the last few decades, research has largely focused on the processes and practices that
act against women in male-dominated industries and the effect this has on their career …

Motivation Male gatekeeping and biased social norms in difficult settings characterized by
fragility, authoritarianism, and conflict create challenges for women's political participation …

Back-channel negotiations are commonplace in peace negotiations and can serve as
crucial mechanisms for reaching agreements. While there has been a moderate increase in …

Doing justice to their families and the political mandate is especially difficult for MEPs.
Parents struggle to balance family obligations and work, particularly when the children are …