Gender in Times of Crisis

The financial crisis, the rise of religious contestation and the extension of far right ideology are coinciding to trigger resistance and opposition to the promotion of gender equality across Europe. This conjunction of factors has created new challenges for women movements to secure political gains as well as new opportunities for transnational collaborations. The “Gender in Times of Crisis” section aims to assess current challenges and resistance to the promotion of gender equality. The section welcomes panel proposals on topics related to the broad section perspective on Gender in Times of Crisis and could include: the impact of the economic crisis; growing resistance to LGBT rights and gender equality; new challenges posed is some policy domains, countries or regions; and political strategies adopted to tackle these new challenges at the individual, party or social movement level. About the section chairs: For any contact: ecpg@uottawa.ca Isabelle Engeli is Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. Her current research specializes on gendering policy agendas, biotechnology regulatory regimes, and gendering political executives. Isabelle is the co-recipient the 2012 APSA Best Comparative Policy Paper Award and the 2011 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize. Liza Mügge is an assistant professor in Gender & Ethnicity in the political science department at the University of Amsterdam. She is the associate director of the Amsterdam Research Center for Gender and Sexuality. She was visiting scholar at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies in 2012. Liza has received a Veni-research grant from NWO for her research on the gendered political representation of ethnic minorities in Dutch politics. Elizabeth Evans is an Assistant Professor in Politics at the University of Bristol. She has published on women’s representation and political parties and is currently working on a British Academy funded comparative analysis of third wave feminism and political engagement in the US and UK. Elizabeth is also co-convenor of the PSA Women and Politics group.