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Researcher at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (Postdoc) & University of Bergen. Into gender, politics and representation in parliaments and judiciaries.

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Our issue on women judges in @ejpgjournal.bsky.social is finally out w/insights from Afghanistan, Angola, Guatemala, Uganda and Haiti. Conclusion by THE Georgina Waylen, analyzing women on the bench through a feminist institutionalist lens. Enjoy!

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

02.03.2026 12:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

New article in @ejpgjournal.bsky.social w/Elin Skaar, Pilar Domingo, @sirigloppen.bsky.social! We present a new framework on how women access and experience judicial roles in fragile contexts, highlighting opportunities and challenges. Based on research in five countries. Special issue coming soon!

02.02.2026 09:36 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

@gendersuccess.bsky.social

01.12.2025 12:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Staying Power: Unpacking Seniority as a Gendered Informal Institution in Parliament Abstract. Political seniority—commonly understood as accumulated parliamentary tenure—is an underexamined informal institution that structures access to po

New article by @rmuriaas.bsky.social and I: While seniority can benefit all parliamentarians and serve as a powerful resource, it does not confer power equally. Women face structural barriers to accessing seniority, and even when they attain it, their legitimacy and influence remains contested.

01.12.2025 11:58 👍 9 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
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🚨NEW ARTICLE ALERT🚨

Interested in understanding gender representation in the judiciary?

@mariannetoraasen.bsky.social has you covered with this new paper with novel data from Haiti 🇭🇹

doi.org/10.1332/2515...

11.08.2025 08:30 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Do judges represent on the bench—and should they? What does gender representation mean in courts? My latest article in @ejpgjournal.bsky.social explores these questions, with insights from the severely understudied Haitian judiciary.

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

21.07.2025 17:47 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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2 years position as Researcher (100%) in Gender, Politics, and Survey Methodology (278509) | University of Bergen Job title: 2 years position as Researcher (100%) in Gender, Politics, and Survey Methodology (278509), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, May 18, 2025

A wonderful opportunity to work on an exciting research project with great colleagues! Apply and join us, or circulate to anyone who might be interested in working on gender, politics and survey methodology.

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

07.04.2025 07:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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📣We are particularly happy to announce our first online seminar series, with a stellar line-up of scholars!!📣

We kick off the series on April 4. Register via the QR code below and join us!

@rmuriaas.bsky.social @mariannetoraasen.bsky.social @francescafeo.bsky.social

15.03.2024 08:43 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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Very happy to become a part of the wonderful @gendersuccess.bsky.social research project to study the gender gap in political endurance with @rmuriaas.bsky.social, @francescafeo.bsky.social and the rest of the team at the Dept. of Governance, University of Bergen! (gendersuccess.com)

12.12.2023 12:39 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1