Women in Politics

LIEPP “Women in Politics” Workshop

Paris, September 21-22, 2023,  Room H204 - 28 rue des Saint Pères, 75007

Mandatory registration

This workshop brings together researchers working on the causes and consequences of women's political representation in democratic electoral systems. Presentations last 35 min (including clarification questions) and are followed by 10 minutes of Q&As.

Thursday 21st

12.30 pm – 1.30 pm Welcome lunch 

1.30 pm – 2 pm Workshop Introduction – Julia Cagé (Sciences Po)

2 pm – 3.30 pm 

« Party Nominations and Female Electoral Performance: Evidence from Germany » – Thomas Fujiwara (Princeton)

« Gender and Political Coalitions » – Pamela Campa (SITE - Stockholm School of Economics)

4 pm – 5.30 pm

« Gender Gaps in Political Seniority Systems » – Jon Fiva (BI Norwegian Business School)

« Gender Bias in the Reelection of Politicians » – Zohal Hessami (Ruhr-University Bochum)

 7.30 pm Dinner (speakers-only) - Location TBA

Friday 22nd

9.00 am – 9.30 am Coffee & pastries

9.30 am – 11 am 

« Learning about Women's Competence: the Dynamic Response of Political Parties to Gender Quotas in South Korea » – Martina Zanella (Trinity College Dublin)

« Campaign Finance Quotas and Political Representation: Evidence from Brazil, 2002-2022 » – Felipe Lauritzen & Olivia Tsoutsoplidi (Sciences Po)

11 am – 11.30 am Coffee & pastries

11.30 am – 1 pm

Becoming Political: How Marching Suffragists Facilitated Women’s Electoral Participation in England – Valeria Rueda (University of Nottingham)

Increased Representation of Women Improves The Electoral Performance of Political Parties – Frederik Kjøller Larsen (University of Copenhagen)

1 pm – 2 pm Lunch

2 pm – 3.30 pm

« The geography of women's political representation » – Johanna Rickne (Stockholm University)

« 100 Years of (women) political representation in the UK » – Edgard Dewitte (Sciences Po/University of Oxford)

3.30 pm – 4 pm Coffee & pastries

4 pm – 5 pm Keynote address - Rohini Pande (Yale)

5.15 pm – 6 pm « Social desirability bias in attitudes towards sexism and DEI policies in the workplace » – Anne Boring (Erasmus University Rotterdam - LIEPP)