Call for papers – PSA Annual International Conference 2022

PSA Women and Politics Specialist GroupCall for PapersPSA Annual International Conference10TH – 13TH March 202 – York University #PSA22 This 2022 PSA conference takes ‘the margins’ as a vantage point to investigate political issues and developments. As the world reels from one of its worst crises in a generation, issues, and actors hitherto at the…

Not interested? Women’s interests are also political!

Not interested? Women’s interests are also political!  By Marta Fraile, Monica Ferrin, Raúl Gómez and Gema García-Albacete * People around the world are routinely asked survey questions about their interest in politics. No matter in which part of the world, women are less likely than men to say they are interested in politics. The gender…

Call for papers — PSA Annual International Conference

PSA Women and Politics Specialist Group Call for Papers The 70th PSA Annual International Conference 6 - 8 April 2020 Edinburgh International Conference Centre and Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa PSA at 70: Re-imagining Politics as the PSA turns 70, politics faces multiple uncertainties. The international liberal order is being challenged by new security threats…

PSA Women and Politics Specialist Group at the PSA Conference 2019

We have a jam-packed PSA conference ahead of us - here in one handy blog post are all of the Women and Politics panels at Nottingham this year. Of especial note is our SG meeting on Monday lunchtime and our lunch on Tuesday to honour Professor Cynthia Enloe - see you there! Monday 15th 9.30-11.00…

The Politics of Weight: Feminist Dichotomies of Power in Dieting

In recent weeks, celebrities who promote dieting products on social media websites have been heavily criticised by both medical professionals and campaigners. Professor Stephen Powis, an NHS medical director, argues that celebrities who advertise dieting pills and detox teas are causing irreversible damage to young people, who may seek to lose weight using “ineffective” and…

Where’s Mum? She’s in the House – Parents in Parliament

by Rosie Campbell and Sarah Childs A tweet from a male MP - the scan of his partner’s pregnancy. A tweet about a male MP – his partner posting a picture of their daughter screaming as he speaks in the first #babyleave debate. The debacle of Brandon Lewis MP following his whip’s instruction and breaking his…

A Hundred Years of Women’s Suffrage: Looking back, moving forward

The PSA Women and Politics Specialist group recently teamed up with the Birkbeck Centre for the Study of British Politics & Public Life (led by Prof Sarah Childs), and the British Group of the Interparliamentary Union to host a two-day conference in the Houses of Parliament entitled: “A Hundred Years of Women’s Suffrage: Looking back,…

PSA ECN Demystifying and Navigating Early Career Academia – University of Bristol, May 2018

On 1st May 2018, the PSA Early Career Network held a one-day workshop on Demystifying and Navigating Early Career Academia at the University of Bristol. Proudly sponsored by PSA Women and Politics and BSA Race and Ethnicity group, the workshop included talks on REF, TEF, Impact, CVs and Interviews with a particular focus on the experiences of…

‘At the Intersections’, University of Birmmingham, April 27th 2018

On Friday the 27th of April, the PSA Women and Politics specialist group co-sponsored the one day conference 'At the Intersections'. Organised with the PSA's Early Career Network, and the British Sociological Association's Race and Ethnicity Specialist Group, the event brought together academics working on intersectional politics from up and down the UK. We were…

PSA Conference, Cardiff 2018

We've compiled a list of all of the Women and Politics panels at this year's annual conference in Cardiff - and a couple of others that we think look too good to miss! Monday 26th March PANEL SESSION 1 - 09:30 - 11:00 Gender in the Profession Chair: Dr Meryl Kenny (University of Edinburgh) Sponsored…