Call for Papers: GAIN Hosts Women and Politics Annual Conference
The Gender and Inequalities (GAIN) Centre will host a Women and Politics Annual Conference titled ’Troubled Times: Gender and Politics in the 21st Century.’
Overview
The backlash against gender equality can be found in public opinion, public policy and recent election results across the globe. Conservative movements, populist politics, and media representation have coalesced to push back against gender equity gains, meaning gender equality actors are forced to resist and contest this backsliding. The rise of anti-feminist rhetoric and the erosion of reproductive rights are symptomatic of a broader political climate that seeks to reassert traditional gender norms and undermine the feminist agenda. Yet, alongside these challenges, feminist activism and scholarship continue to pushback, developing strategies to counteract and resist the roll back of hard-won feminist gains. Amid these struggles, there are also signs of hope, with some countries continuing to advance equality, enshrining protections in policies, legislation, and constitutions – progress that deserves recognition and celebration.
Welcoming papers from across time and space, this conference analyses the causes and impact of equality backlash and backsliding while centring gender politics scholarship and activism that resist these trends.
We invite paper submissions that explore a wide range of topics related to gender and politics emphasising the contemporary challenges and opportunities for social change in troubled times.
Submissions
We welcome papers and panels on topics including, but not limited to:
- Feminist and anti-feminist movements
- The intersection of gender, race, disability and class in politics
- Gender and electoral politics
- The impact of digital media and technology on gender politics
- Gender in political theory and discourse
- Gender-based violence and policy responses
- Gender and climate change: environmental justice and activism
- Transnational feminist politics and global justice
- Gender and policy-making
- Gender and the politics of health and reproductive rights and justice
Submission : Please send 250 word abstracts to psa.women.politics@googlemail.com by Friday 25th April 2025, 5pm .
Registration
Early bird registration opens on Monday 28th April 2025. Registration fees will be £20. Detailed information on registration fees, travel grants, and conference accommodations will be available on the . For further information, please contact psa.women.politics@googlemail.com