Matthew Geras
@matthewgeras.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Political Science- University of Illinois Springfield
OU PhD- Former Fellow: Carl Albert Center
parties, elections, Congress, representation
views are my own
OU PhD- Former Fellow: Carl Albert Center
parties, elections, Congress, representation
views are my own
@pmclaughlin44.bsky.social and I examine public opinion of candidates using campaign funds for childcare. Based on a survey experiment, we argue the policy of allowing parents, particularly mothers, to use campaign funds to pay for childcare may reduce the gender gap in political representation.
📣 Out on #FirstView 📣
In "How do US Voters Respond to Candidates Using Campaign Funds for Childcare?", @matthewgeras.bsky.social and @pmclaughlin44.bsky.social use a framing experiment to assess the politics of parenthood in campaigning in 🇺🇸.
🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟
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In "How do US Voters Respond to Candidates Using Campaign Funds for Childcare?", @matthewgeras.bsky.social and @pmclaughlin44.bsky.social use a framing experiment to assess the politics of parenthood in campaigning in 🇺🇸.
🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟
buff.ly/uDpfP7n
November 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
@pmclaughlin44.bsky.social and I examine public opinion of candidates using campaign funds for childcare. Based on a survey experiment, we argue the policy of allowing parents, particularly mothers, to use campaign funds to pay for childcare may reduce the gender gap in political representation.
This article is almost 6 years in the making. Great to see it finally find a home. @cjfinocchiaro.bsky.social
Bennie Ashton
Sarina Rhinehart
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Bennie Ashton
Sarina Rhinehart
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
All in the family? Assessing the impact of child gender on congressional behavior
We examine the impact of having a daughter on the legislative behavior of members of Congress using original biographical data from 1973 to 2015. Previous research has produced mixed results. We le...
www.tandfonline.com
December 24, 2023 at 11:25 PM
This article is almost 6 years in the making. Great to see it finally find a home. @cjfinocchiaro.bsky.social
Bennie Ashton
Sarina Rhinehart
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Bennie Ashton
Sarina Rhinehart
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I know many of my followers are experts on Congress and can speak eloquently about current events, but I am sharing the short piece I wrote for the UIS community on the House speaker vacancy.
www.uis.edu/news/conside...
www.uis.edu/news/conside...
November 8, 2023 at 7:42 PM
I know many of my followers are experts on Congress and can speak eloquently about current events, but I am sharing the short piece I wrote for the UIS community on the House speaker vacancy.
www.uis.edu/news/conside...
www.uis.edu/news/conside...