The COVID-19 pandemic has undermined the division between the private sphere of the
home and the public sphere of politics that has traditionally disadvantaged women political …

Late in the 2016 US Presidential primary, Donald Trump attacked Hillary Clinton for playing
the “woman's card.” Theories of system justification suggest that attitudes about gender …

Historically, men have been more likely to be appointed to governing cabinets, but gendered
patterns of appointment vary cross-nationally, and women's inclusion in cabinets has grown …

Ms. Prime Minister offers both solace and words of caution for women politicians. After
closely analyzing the media coverage of former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell; two …

Due to an overwhelming focus on Islamist extremism, western strategies to Counter or
Prevent Violent Extremism (C/PVE) have largely neglected the growing far-right threat. In …

Two decades ago, V. Spike Peterson's Gendered States asked what difference gender
makes in international relations and the construction of the sovereign state system. This …

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

Definitions of violence are contested, ranging from minimalistic conceptions privileging
physical attacks to more comprehensive approaches recognizing a broad array of physical …

Fair political representation is an important goal of democratic governments, yet Australia
lags behind many democracies in women's representation in elected politics. Attacks …

After a Coalition electoral victory in 2013, the Australian Office for Women was returned from
the periphery to the centre of government. This was contrary to the expectation that women's …