Christina Wolbrecht

New Heritage Foundation: Reigniting the Patriarchy New Heritage Foundation report wants to focus on the family — controlling it, that is.

The growth of access to higher ed in the 50s & 60s aimed to produce “a well-informed & democratic citizenry, w/ people who understand the need to participate in society.”

The Heritage Foundation is attempting to reverse this.

Fighting back is essential, & requires using every means possible.

whew

Super useful FREE new @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Gender & Politics Element by @cbolzendahl.bsky.social & @hildecoffe.bsky.social shows how gender shapes political participation across Europe, w/ 8 forms of political activity over 10 waves of the European Social Survey (2002–2020) in 26 countries!

So happy to have been asked to contribute to this podcast drawing on recent works and thinking but more than that, the conversation was great. Sharing feminist space is just 🔥

AI Isn’t Lightening Workloads. It’s Making Them More Intense. The technology is increasing the speed, density and complexity of work rather than reducing it, a new analysis of 164,000 people’s work activity shows.

AI is increasing the intensity of work rather than reducing it, according to one of the biggest studies of AI’s effects on work habits to date.

don't you don't you

Truly a perfect news alert

2 two-year postdocs on children’s political socialization at Aarhus University - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

🔥 POSTDOC POSITIONS ON CHILDREN'S POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION 🔥

Wanna understand young people's beliefs about political leadership, politics, and power? Then this is your chance! I'm looking for two 2-year postdocs to join my ERC-funded research project @au.dk
international.au.dk/about/profil...

It helped briefly to have teenage girls in my home but that’s balanced out by the fact that you’re at least their mom’s age or older, so it’s still a net loss.

They were impressed I’d seen BTS in concert.

Yes! Maybe even more so.

Also, do not send me paper_FINAL.pdf. Put at least your name and preferably a date in the damn filename.

If someone isn't already making t-shirts, capitalism is over.

Research shows that women politicians influence policy priorities and work culture, but what about city budgets and leadership?

This Thursday, join DPAP and Lang (Kate) Yang, Assoc. Prof. at GWU, as she shares how women on city councils influence hiring and pay across local government.

Nominations for the Dennis Judd Best Book Award from the Urban and Local Politics section of APSA are due March 15, 2026.

If you or someone you know has published a book related to urban politics in the past year, you should absolute nominate the book. Contact info in link.

100 Years of Women Who Changed History Revisiting the obituaries of a century of notable women to show how they were remembered — and what history may have left unsaid.

The NY Times went back through a century of women’s obituaries “to re-examine them with the benefit of distance — to see what was emphasized, what was minimized, what might have been left unsaid”. https://bsky.app/profile/prisonculture.bsky.social [nytimes.com]

Do not come for me, TurboTax.

Thank you to @economist.com for publishing my essay on "what people get wrong about women's rights"!

www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

I recently had the opportunity to dig up this chart from an old Pew report:

www.pewresearch.org/politics/201...

In my years at Pew, this was the most striking image that I had a part in producing. The graphic takes a little explaining, but the payoff is worth it. (1/

But several of them aren’t Americans?

only those with eyes can see

'Not America’s war' : Experts, Closer Look listeners react to US–Israel strikes on Iran A joint military campaign by the United States and Israel against Iran is rapidly escalating into a broader regional war. The operation, known as Operation Epic Fury, began on February 28, 2026. Since...

If anyone is interested I just did a 1hr call in talk show on my local Atlanta NPR station about this shitshow in Iran

If you are doing a zoom meeting in a coffee shop, we are mortal enemies now and through the next 7 generations.

Every single person who agrees to work for Trump ends up publicly humiliated.

It does if you get your meds right. I can't recommend a full night's sleep more enthusiastically. After my spouse and kids, it's the greatest thing that ever happened to me.

As a 55 year old full professor, let me tell you about the joys of sleep.

Glad to see my 6y old is taught modern gender roles (and healthy eating) at elementary school.

Fun fact: he has never seen his mom cook French fries or his dad mow the grass. ☺️

If you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

10/10 No notes.

1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health

Yep! Empty nester after this year. Hope you are well!