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Prof Michelle Ryan
@shellkryan.bsky.social
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Academic, 1st gen, glass cliffer, feminist, returned Asian Australian, book-clubber, Scruff wrangler, mother to The Boy. she/her 🏳️‍🌈
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theklamorgenroth.bsky.social
Nice coverage of our recent work on harm-based moral arguments about women's bodily autonomy! @nadirafaber.bsky.social, @shellkryan.bsky.social, @abiclick29.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/traver...
The Mistake We Always Make When Talking About Women, By A Psychologist
Why are debates about women’s rights so hard to resolve? New research shows how morality, not policy, shapes the fight over women’s bodies.
www.forbes.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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markrubin.bsky.social
Should 'sisters' be doing it by themselves when it comes to gender equality initiatives? Not really, no!

"It [also] matters whether the approach is arguing for a 'we-change' or a 'she-change'.”

Open Access: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

BSky author: @shellkryan.bsky.social
While gender equality initiatives have historically been spearheaded by women, male allies' contribution is increasingly recognized—and challenged. Our article examines the pivotal yet neglected intersection of women's leadership and allyship for gender equality. Across two experiments with community samples (total N = 801), we investigate how message framing (common cause vs. women's issue; Experiment 1), intergroup/male versus intragroup/female allies (Experiments 1–2), and transformative versus tokenistic allyship (Experiment 2) affect female leaders' capacity to mobilize both men and women for gender equality. We demonstrate that common cause (vs. women's issue) messages more readily mobilize men for collective action, whereas women's mobilization remains high irrespective of message framing. We also show that a female leader supported by an intergroup/male rather than an intragroup/female ally is more likely to be seen as “one of us,” have greater influence, and be more effective at mobilizing both men and women for collective action (Experiments 1–2). Critically, men are mobilized by transformative allyship (regardless of ally gender) and disengage from both the leader and the cause in response to tokenistic allyship (Experiment 2). While male allies can be important, our results suggest that transformative allyship is essential for mobilization across gender boundaries.
October 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
shellkryan.bsky.social
An article in Marie Claire about the intersectional glass cliff
www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/opinion...
Black women are perfect victims for the glass cliff phenomenon
The racism Diane Abbott is experiencing is not isolated
www.marieclaire.co.uk
March 18, 2024 at 9:46 PM
shellkryan.bsky.social
Happy International Women’s Day from my new(ish) tattoo
A thigh tattoo of the woman symbol in purple and black in a brushstroke style.
March 8, 2024 at 2:18 AM
shellkryan.bsky.social
The Glass Cliff in the FT
www.ft.com/content/eba7...
Why are women still being cast off the glass cliff?
Female workers are deemed more likely to rise to the top when the job is risky and less appealing to men
www.ft.com
March 5, 2024 at 11:30 PM
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simine.com
If you’re going to #SPSP2024 and you’re free on Saturday from 1-5pm, come join us to do some group peer reviews of preprints and get a $120 gift card and some timtams (if you don’t know what timtams are, that’s a good enough reason to come!)
Please repost!
replicats.bsky.social The repliCATS project @replicats.bsky.social · Jan 30
Going to SPSP2024? The repliCATS team is running a peer review training workshop led by @fidlerfm.bsky.social @simine.com
🗓️ 10 Feb, 1-5pm
❔ Review psych preprints using our structured protocol
👩‍💻 Work in groups
💰 US$120 for all participants + Timtams

To register: spsp.wufoo.com/forms/spsp-2...
January 31, 2024 at 1:21 AM
shellkryan.bsky.social
Back 18 months later. You can really see how fast he’s growing up!
January 21, 2024 at 10:42 AM
shellkryan.bsky.social
Honestly, I can not get enough of these Japanese cheesecakes. Worth the trip to Sydney just for one of these. Canberra, you need to up your game!
January 21, 2024 at 2:17 AM
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psyarxivbot.bsky.social
Exploring the Role of Social Identity in the Glass Cliff Phenomenon: A Gender Projection Model: http://osf.io/3eacr/
January 9, 2024 at 12:15 PM
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roxanegay.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/o...
Opinion | Claudine Gay: What Just Happened at Harvard Is Bigger Than Me
The demagogues won’t stop with Harvard.
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2024 at 11:50 PM
shellkryan.bsky.social
Well, this was completely whacky, and marvellous, and Emma Stone should definitely win an Oscar.
Movie poster for Poor Things. Emma Aston’s close up with brightly smeared makeup
December 30, 2023 at 12:01 PM
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jayvanbavel.bsky.social
Our new paper in @Nature evaluates the accuracy of social and behavioral policy recommendations during COVID19 (from www.nature.com/articles/s41...)

We reviewed 747 papers (mean N = 16,848) and found evidence for 89% of our central claims: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Led by @ruggeri.bsky.social
December 13, 2023 at 5:26 PM
shellkryan.bsky.social
Merry Xmas from the Little Free Library around the corner from my parent’s house on the Mornington Peninsula
A little free library adorned with Xmas decorations
December 24, 2023 at 11:56 PM
shellkryan.bsky.social
We’re on the Peninsula for Xmas. He’s actually have more fun that he is letting on 😂
December 24, 2023 at 8:03 AM
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xkcd.com
Love Songs xkcd.com/2870
December 20, 2023 at 11:46 PM
shellkryan.bsky.social
Deadlines met. Office plants watered. Computer unplugged. I’m officially on leave. Woo hoo!
shellkryan.bsky.social Prof Michelle Ryan @shellkryan.bsky.social · Dec 19
I’ve just got to get through 2 more days. That’s doable, right?
Still frame from gif of a child face down asleep as she gets dragged by a carousel
December 21, 2023 at 11:11 AM
shellkryan.bsky.social
I’ve just got to get through 2 more days. That’s doable, right?
Still frame from gif of a child face down asleep as she gets dragged by a carousel
December 19, 2023 at 10:09 AM
shellkryan.bsky.social
A glass cliff in Korea?
[KH Explains] Will Kakao's first female CEO survive 'glass cliff'?
While the South Korean IT industry has historically been dominated by male leadership, leading internet giants Naver and Kakao are seeing a new wave of young female leaders taking the helm and steerin...
www.koreaherald.com
December 17, 2023 at 8:00 PM
shellkryan.bsky.social
It was fabulous to spend a couple of days with the fabulous team at Advancing Women in Healthcare Leadership. So energising!
A team of women standing in front of a banner
December 14, 2023 at 1:06 AM
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ruggeri.bsky.social
Behavioral science policy recommendations early in the pandemic were *largely correct*. Our global collaboration of 80+ experts covers 747 studies (average sample size over 16,000!) & supports 16 of 19 claims. Many lessons for science & policy.

Out today in Nature:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 13, 2023 at 4:13 PM
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mehr.nz
we thank the reviewers for their helpful suggestions which have greatly improved the paper
December 12, 2023 at 7:55 PM
shellkryan.bsky.social
This week it was fabulous to see a draft of Australia’s new National Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality and have the opportunity to provide feedback. It’s terrific to see Australia prioritising gender equality.
December 12, 2023 at 10:42 PM
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gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social
Canadian election study:

Women & LGBTQ2S+ candidates as "sacrificial lambs", placed in less winnable electoral ridings.

Ala Glass Cliff, attention @shellkryan.bsky.social!

Especially for dominant Liberal & Conservative parties.

doi.org/10.1016/j.el...

#PrejudiceResearch #CanPsych
December 12, 2023 at 2:35 PM
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jinxungoh.bsky.social
This semester in my Social Identities class, I covered the glass cliff (by the brilliant @shellkryan.bsky.social). I gave Claudine Gay as an example who was chosen as the next Harvard president amid the affirmative action cases. Her position is certainly precarious but glad she remains at the moment
Harvard’s Board Says President Will Stay, Despite Calls for Her Ouster
Claudine Gay, who became head of the university in July, faced criticism for her responses to questions at a congressional hearing about antisemitism.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2023 at 2:41 PM
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simine.com
Finally! New policies for Psych Science in 2024 (part 1):

Editorial 1:
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/psychological_science/vazire-editorial

Editorial 2 w/ @tomhardwicke.bsky.social
:
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/psychological_science/hardwicke-editorial
www.psychologicalscience.org
December 8, 2023 at 10:15 PM