Elena Frech
@frechelena.bsky.social
Political Scientist working on Parliaments, The EU, Institutions and Gender. Views are my own
Wie gehen eigentlich Kind und Politische Karriere zusammen? im Zwischenruf Podcast des IParl Diskutiere ich mit Nadine Heselhaus (MdB) über Herausforderungen und Reformideen. Hier:
Mandat, Mutter, Kind - Eltern im Parlament zwischenruf.podigee.io/30-eltern-im-p…
@iparl.bsky.social @spdfraktion.de
Mandat, Mutter, Kind - Eltern im Parlament zwischenruf.podigee.io/30-eltern-im-p…
@iparl.bsky.social @spdfraktion.de
27: Mandat, Mutter, Kind - Eltern im Parlament
Mit einem Mandat ist es gewissermaßen wie mit einer Schwangerschaft – man weiß vorher nicht wirklich worauf man sich einlässt. Umso schwieriger ist es, wenn beides zusammen gestemmt wird, denn Abgeord...
https://zwischenruf.podigee.io/30-eltern-im-p…
October 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Wie gehen eigentlich Kind und Politische Karriere zusammen? im Zwischenruf Podcast des IParl Diskutiere ich mit Nadine Heselhaus (MdB) über Herausforderungen und Reformideen. Hier:
Mandat, Mutter, Kind - Eltern im Parlament zwischenruf.podigee.io/30-eltern-im-p…
@iparl.bsky.social @spdfraktion.de
Mandat, Mutter, Kind - Eltern im Parlament zwischenruf.podigee.io/30-eltern-im-p…
@iparl.bsky.social @spdfraktion.de
Goodbye Namur! Ill miss my colleagues, the city and Belgian chocolate.
October 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Goodbye Namur! Ill miss my colleagues, the city and Belgian chocolate.
A few days ago I submitted an EU grant proposal. 👷🏼♀️👩🏼🎓💪🏻… the ones who did. that before know how much work that is. 😥 I‘ve put more work than ever before and submitted days before the Deadline. Why? My career in academia may depend on it… #EU @unisalzburg.bsky.social @jessfortin-ritt.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A few days ago I submitted an EU grant proposal. 👷🏼♀️👩🏼🎓💪🏻… the ones who did. that before know how much work that is. 😥 I‘ve put more work than ever before and submitted days before the Deadline. Why? My career in academia may depend on it… #EU @unisalzburg.bsky.social @jessfortin-ritt.bsky.social
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Vielen Dank für die Einladung in "Das Politikteil" - Podcast @zeit.de. Ich habe mit @ileanagrabitz.bsky.social und Peter Dausend über die AfD zwischen Radikalisierung und Deradikalisierung gesprochen.
July 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Vielen Dank für die Einladung in "Das Politikteil" - Podcast @zeit.de. Ich habe mit @ileanagrabitz.bsky.social und Peter Dausend über die AfD zwischen Radikalisierung und Deradikalisierung gesprochen.
🧨💣Neue Publikation 🧨🎉 Einen Blick hinter die Kulissen des Österreichischen Parlaments und was wir daraus für die Zukunft der Demokratie lernen können finden Sie hier: www.oezp.at/OEZP/article... @sieberer @dvpw-regieren.bsky.social @akpf-dvpw.bsky.social
Einblicke in die Konsensschmiede des Parlaments: Die Präsidialkonferenz im Österreichischen Nationalrat
| Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft
www.oezp.at
July 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
🧨💣Neue Publikation 🧨🎉 Einen Blick hinter die Kulissen des Österreichischen Parlaments und was wir daraus für die Zukunft der Demokratie lernen können finden Sie hier: www.oezp.at/OEZP/article... @sieberer @dvpw-regieren.bsky.social @akpf-dvpw.bsky.social
🎉Last week the president of the European Parliament proposed reforms of the parental leave regulations for MEPs. 🧨
About a year ago we published a paper on the topic proposing similar reforms and discussing the underlying problems. See: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
#EP #PiP @SophieKopsch
About a year ago we published a paper on the topic proposing similar reforms and discussing the underlying problems. See: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
#EP #PiP @SophieKopsch
Beyond Rhetoric: The European Parliament as a Workplace for Parents and Current Reform Debates | Article | Politics and Governance
Elena Frech, Sophie Kopsch
www.cogitatiopress.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
🎉Last week the president of the European Parliament proposed reforms of the parental leave regulations for MEPs. 🧨
About a year ago we published a paper on the topic proposing similar reforms and discussing the underlying problems. See: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
#EP #PiP @SophieKopsch
About a year ago we published a paper on the topic proposing similar reforms and discussing the underlying problems. See: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
#EP #PiP @SophieKopsch
Grateful for Meeting so many bright people, old and new friends in Madrid #EPSA2025 @corinnakroeber.bsky.social @wdaniel127.bsky.social #ABSP @unamur.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Grateful for Meeting so many bright people, old and new friends in Madrid #EPSA2025 @corinnakroeber.bsky.social @wdaniel127.bsky.social #ABSP @unamur.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
May 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Too much sun for paper writing?! #academics
May 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Too much sun for paper writing?! #academics
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🧨Interested in the complex struggle for gender equality in EU politics? See our recent article on EUROPP @jessfortin-ritt.bsky.social
@politicsgenderj.bsky.social #Eu #EUropeanCareers @ecprsgeu.bsky.social
@eup_journal
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@politicsgenderj.bsky.social #Eu #EUropeanCareers @ecprsgeu.bsky.social
@eup_journal
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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2025/03/25/the-complex-struggle-for-gender-equality-in-eu-politics/
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March 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🧨Interested in the complex struggle for gender equality in EU politics? See our recent article on EUROPP @jessfortin-ritt.bsky.social
@politicsgenderj.bsky.social #Eu #EUropeanCareers @ecprsgeu.bsky.social
@eup_journal
t.co/aQcNSRaJxn
@politicsgenderj.bsky.social #Eu #EUropeanCareers @ecprsgeu.bsky.social
@eup_journal
t.co/aQcNSRaJxn
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💥 New: The complex struggle for gender equality in EU politics
✍️ @frechelena.bsky.social & @jessfortin-ritt.bsky.social present insights from their new special issue @eupthejournal.bsky.social
✍️ @frechelena.bsky.social & @jessfortin-ritt.bsky.social present insights from their new special issue @eupthejournal.bsky.social
The complex struggle for gender equality in EU politics
EU gender equality commitments must be translated into sustained action, or future political changes could reverse the progress made so far.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
March 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
💥 New: The complex struggle for gender equality in EU politics
✍️ @frechelena.bsky.social & @jessfortin-ritt.bsky.social present insights from their new special issue @eupthejournal.bsky.social
✍️ @frechelena.bsky.social & @jessfortin-ritt.bsky.social present insights from their new special issue @eupthejournal.bsky.social
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People around the world are choosing not to buy American products to demonstrate their anger at President Trump’s policies. “We all feel that we are doing something,” said one boycotter. “We are acting on our frustration.”
Why Shoppers Abroad Are Boycotting U.S. Goods
A growing number of Europeans and citizens of other countries are choosing not to buy American products to demonstrate their anger at President Trump’s policies.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
People around the world are choosing not to buy American products to demonstrate their anger at President Trump’s policies. “We all feel that we are doing something,” said one boycotter. “We are acting on our frustration.”
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Regierungssysteme in der globalen Demokratiekrise. @transcript-verlag.bsky.social verlost 5 Ex. meines Buches. Der Blog argumentiert, dass nicht alle demokratischen Regierungssysteme gleich anfällig für die Autokratisierung sind. Teilnahme durch Teilen! blog.transcript-verlag.de/globale-demo...
»Es ist keineswegs ausgeschlossen, dass die Zeit der Demokratien zu Ende gehen wird« — transcript.Blog
Steffen GanghofDer weltweite Anstieg rechtspopulistischer Bewegungen verursacht eine globale Demokratiekrise. Besonders besorgniserregend ist, dass Staatsoberhäupter aktiv daran arbeiten, demokratisch...
blog.transcript-verlag.de
March 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Regierungssysteme in der globalen Demokratiekrise. @transcript-verlag.bsky.social verlost 5 Ex. meines Buches. Der Blog argumentiert, dass nicht alle demokratischen Regierungssysteme gleich anfällig für die Autokratisierung sind. Teilnahme durch Teilen! blog.transcript-verlag.de/globale-demo...
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This week, my seminar on "Women & Politics: Actors, Discourses, Practices" starts. We look at actors such as female MPs and feminist movements, debates on abortion or focus on gendered interactions in parliament and on social media. Looking forward to interesting sessions 1/
#academicsky #gendersky
#academicsky #gendersky
a little girl is laughing with her fist in the air while wearing a vest and tie .
ALT: a little girl is laughing with her fist in the air while wearing a vest and tie .
media.tenor.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This week, my seminar on "Women & Politics: Actors, Discourses, Practices" starts. We look at actors such as female MPs and feminist movements, debates on abortion or focus on gendered interactions in parliament and on social media. Looking forward to interesting sessions 1/
#academicsky #gendersky
#academicsky #gendersky
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Next week Tuesday: join us for the @ecprsgeu.bsky.social online seminar : Career Orientation and Legislative Behaviour in the European Parliament: How Institutional and Political Transformations Re-Shape MEPs’ Behaviour (1979-2024) with Jeremy Dodeigne, @frechelena.bsky.social
ecpr.eu/Events/297
ecpr.eu/Events/297
Standing Group on European Union (SGEU) Seminar Series
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
March 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Next week Tuesday: join us for the @ecprsgeu.bsky.social online seminar : Career Orientation and Legislative Behaviour in the European Parliament: How Institutional and Political Transformations Re-Shape MEPs’ Behaviour (1979-2024) with Jeremy Dodeigne, @frechelena.bsky.social
ecpr.eu/Events/297
ecpr.eu/Events/297
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Monnet & Schuman be like ‘clearly we founded the hottest thing in town, and now some folks are angry they didn’t make the VIP list’
February 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Monnet & Schuman be like ‘clearly we founded the hottest thing in town, and now some folks are angry they didn’t make the VIP list’
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Reposted by Elena Frech
Yes, indeed! It appears that kids who spend time with fathers have more gender egalitarian attitudes and perceive less stereotypical social norms in this paper:
www.iza.org/publications...
www.iza.org/publications...
Changing Gender Norms across Generations: Evidence from a Paternity Leave Reform
Social norms are an important barrier to gender convergence. We show that public policy designed to promote gender equality at home can pave the way t...
www.iza.org
February 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Yes, indeed! It appears that kids who spend time with fathers have more gender egalitarian attitudes and perceive less stereotypical social norms in this paper:
www.iza.org/publications...
www.iza.org/publications...
Reposted by Elena Frech
In Quebec, introducing daddy quotas for parental leaves did not affect gender wage gap or social norms of those affected but share of fathers taking leave increased from 20% to 60%
Maybe social norms change slowly, so we do not observe large effect immediately in data
wol.iza.org/opinions/pat...
Maybe social norms change slowly, so we do not observe large effect immediately in data
wol.iza.org/opinions/pat...
Paternity leave isn’t closing the gender pay gap
Wider initiatives are needed to change social norms regarding caregiving responsibilities
wol.iza.org
February 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
In Quebec, introducing daddy quotas for parental leaves did not affect gender wage gap or social norms of those affected but share of fathers taking leave increased from 20% to 60%
Maybe social norms change slowly, so we do not observe large effect immediately in data
wol.iza.org/opinions/pat...
Maybe social norms change slowly, so we do not observe large effect immediately in data
wol.iza.org/opinions/pat...