Ján Michalko
@michalkojanv.bsky.social
Research Fellow
Gender inequalities, politics, masculinities, feminist foreign policy
he/him
Gender inequalities, politics, masculinities, feminist foreign policy
he/him
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📣 Next week is the deadline for submitting your abstracts to our international Colloquium on far right, gender, and femonationalism. Don’t leave it until the last minute! All the information is in the @ceg-unil.bsky.social post below 👇
☎️ Call For Papers ☎️
🔹International Symposium: Far Right, Gender and Femonationalism🔹
Mid-March 2026, Lausanne
CRAPUL and CEG (UNIL) invite scholars to submit proposals for a three-day symposium on far-right politics and gender.
👉 Full CFP text: urlr.me/35GyhK
⏰ Deadline : 30th October 2025
🔹International Symposium: Far Right, Gender and Femonationalism🔹
Mid-March 2026, Lausanne
CRAPUL and CEG (UNIL) invite scholars to submit proposals for a three-day symposium on far-right politics and gender.
👉 Full CFP text: urlr.me/35GyhK
⏰ Deadline : 30th October 2025
October 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
📣 Next week is the deadline for submitting your abstracts to our international Colloquium on far right, gender, and femonationalism. Don’t leave it until the last minute! All the information is in the @ceg-unil.bsky.social post below 👇
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1/ 🚨 Our intro to the Special Section on #FeministForeignPolicy is out! Co-authored w/ @tonihaastrup.bsky.social & @thomsonjennifer.bsky.social ky.social in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social: "The Where, What & Who of Feminist Foreign Policy"
📖 #OpenAccess
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📖 #OpenAccess
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The Where, What, and Who of Feminist Foreign Policy: Hierarchies of Geography, Knowledge, and Power | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
The Where, What, and Who of Feminist Foreign Policy: Hierarchies of Geography, Knowledge, and Power
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October 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
1/ 🚨 Our intro to the Special Section on #FeministForeignPolicy is out! Co-authored w/ @tonihaastrup.bsky.social & @thomsonjennifer.bsky.social ky.social in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social: "The Where, What & Who of Feminist Foreign Policy"
📖 #OpenAccess
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📖 #OpenAccess
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Here's a glimpse of Day 1 of our workshop with our partners from #dRPC and Data Pop Alliance led by @michalkojanv.bsky.social. Joined by experts to deepen analyses of ongoing research on #onlineviolence against women in politics in #Nigeria and #Brazil.
#gendernorms #genderjustice #TFGBV
#gendernorms #genderjustice #TFGBV
July 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Here's a glimpse of Day 1 of our workshop with our partners from #dRPC and Data Pop Alliance led by @michalkojanv.bsky.social. Joined by experts to deepen analyses of ongoing research on #onlineviolence against women in politics in #Nigeria and #Brazil.
#gendernorms #genderjustice #TFGBV
#gendernorms #genderjustice #TFGBV
🚨Working with @megandaigle.bsky.social & Leen we combined @aligngender.bsky.social expertise on norms & @odi.global expertise on #humanitarian protection to make a clear case for continued & improved gender analysis at this dangerous political moment of anti-gender mobilizations & aid cuts. More 👇
#Gender is being sidelined in humanitarian efforts. Our latest paper urges a rethink amidst the ongoing humanitarian reset – calling for more inclusive, nuanced responses that challenge outdated gender norms in crisis settings. Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3GEpDEV
Victims, perpetrators or agents of change? Gender norms and protection
This scoping paper encourages the sector to use the ongoing humanitarian reset as an opportunity to foster more nuanced, inclusive and effective humanitarian and protection action. Doing so is essenti...
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July 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
🚨Working with @megandaigle.bsky.social & Leen we combined @aligngender.bsky.social expertise on norms & @odi.global expertise on #humanitarian protection to make a clear case for continued & improved gender analysis at this dangerous political moment of anti-gender mobilizations & aid cuts. More 👇
💡Observing #HRC59 was a very insightful experience. Helped me understand better how diplomats try to navigate anti #gender politics, funding cuts to the UN, & crisis of international #humanrights law. Many 🙏 to all who helped us in this phase of our @odi.global research as we move on to the next!
The 59th UN Human Rights Council wrapped this week bringing tough but vital wins for #GenderEquality.
From women in sport to #FGM to economic rights, resolutions passed reflect progress and deep divides over language on #bodilyautonomy and #intersectionality.
🔗 More via ALIGN: lnkd.in/eEPep5sp
From women in sport to #FGM to economic rights, resolutions passed reflect progress and deep divides over language on #bodilyautonomy and #intersectionality.
🔗 More via ALIGN: lnkd.in/eEPep5sp
July 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
💡Observing #HRC59 was a very insightful experience. Helped me understand better how diplomats try to navigate anti #gender politics, funding cuts to the UN, & crisis of international #humanrights law. Many 🙏 to all who helped us in this phase of our @odi.global research as we move on to the next!
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Yesterday, at the #HumanRightsCouncil our @odi.global experts @michalkojanv.bsky.social & Ayesha Khan saw firsthand how UN members are working to hold the line on gender equality norms amid growing backlash.
To know more about what's happening at the #UN, read our paper 🖇️ tinyurl.com/vcwyv24f
To know more about what's happening at the #UN, read our paper 🖇️ tinyurl.com/vcwyv24f
June 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Yesterday, at the #HumanRightsCouncil our @odi.global experts @michalkojanv.bsky.social & Ayesha Khan saw firsthand how UN members are working to hold the line on gender equality norms amid growing backlash.
To know more about what's happening at the #UN, read our paper 🖇️ tinyurl.com/vcwyv24f
To know more about what's happening at the #UN, read our paper 🖇️ tinyurl.com/vcwyv24f
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It's kinda concerning that Ofcom, who we rely on to regulate internet companies in the UK, have published this. The only way we have overestimated the risk of the manosphere, is if we have underestimated the risk of patriarchal norms in society more broadly... www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Society may have overestimated risk of the ‘manosphere’, UK researchers say
Many who engage are ‘discriminating and value-driven’, with a minority consuming ‘extremely misogynistic content’, study for Ofcom suggests
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It's kinda concerning that Ofcom, who we rely on to regulate internet companies in the UK, have published this. The only way we have overestimated the risk of the manosphere, is if we have underestimated the risk of patriarchal norms in society more broadly... www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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🚨 URGENT!
Conversion practices aim to change or suppress who LGBTQ+ people are. They’re harmful, degrading, and condemned as torture by the UN.
The EU must act!
Sign the ECI to ban them across Europe and share the link!
✍🏻 eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
Conversion practices aim to change or suppress who LGBTQ+ people are. They’re harmful, degrading, and condemned as torture by the UN.
The EU must act!
Sign the ECI to ban them across Europe and share the link!
✍🏻 eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
May 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🚨 URGENT!
Conversion practices aim to change or suppress who LGBTQ+ people are. They’re harmful, degrading, and condemned as torture by the UN.
The EU must act!
Sign the ECI to ban them across Europe and share the link!
✍🏻 eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
Conversion practices aim to change or suppress who LGBTQ+ people are. They’re harmful, degrading, and condemned as torture by the UN.
The EU must act!
Sign the ECI to ban them across Europe and share the link!
✍🏻 eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
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🌍How can we protect hard-won human rights norms from anti-gender actors working to undermine decades of progress?
Today, the #INTGenderChampions Secretariat partnered with ODI Global to convene a high-level workshop to discuss how to better understand norm-spoiling at the Council.
Today, the #INTGenderChampions Secretariat partnered with ODI Global to convene a high-level workshop to discuss how to better understand norm-spoiling at the Council.
May 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🌍How can we protect hard-won human rights norms from anti-gender actors working to undermine decades of progress?
Today, the #INTGenderChampions Secretariat partnered with ODI Global to convene a high-level workshop to discuss how to better understand norm-spoiling at the Council.
Today, the #INTGenderChampions Secretariat partnered with ODI Global to convene a high-level workshop to discuss how to better understand norm-spoiling at the Council.
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Last year, Billy Holzberg, @aikoiiris.bsky.social, and I spoke with the team from the podcast "Feminism, Fascism and the Future" about our book. The episode is out 🤩 Tune in to learn more about the volume’s “origin story” and its key takeaways open.spotify.com/episode/7IYL...
May 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Last year, Billy Holzberg, @aikoiiris.bsky.social, and I spoke with the team from the podcast "Feminism, Fascism and the Future" about our book. The episode is out 🤩 Tune in to learn more about the volume’s “origin story” and its key takeaways open.spotify.com/episode/7IYL...
📢 Do you work w/ political parties on gender equality in politics? 🫵 Then we want to speak to you for our @aligngender.bsky.social study on parties' responses to #tech facilitated #GBV. We want to learn from practitioners & academics so DM me for more info
www.alignplatform.org/political-pa...
www.alignplatform.org/political-pa...
April 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
📢 Do you work w/ political parties on gender equality in politics? 🫵 Then we want to speak to you for our @aligngender.bsky.social study on parties' responses to #tech facilitated #GBV. We want to learn from practitioners & academics so DM me for more info
www.alignplatform.org/political-pa...
www.alignplatform.org/political-pa...
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Sorry to interupt our current horrors, but I am delighted to see Dave's and my latest paper out in POQ today! doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
tl;dr: When (Republican) adolescents are exposed to women candidates, they become more positive about women as political leaders. Adults, otoh, don't budge.
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tl;dr: When (Republican) adolescents are exposed to women candidates, they become more positive about women as political leaders. Adults, otoh, don't budge.
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March 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Sorry to interupt our current horrors, but I am delighted to see Dave's and my latest paper out in POQ today! doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
tl;dr: When (Republican) adolescents are exposed to women candidates, they become more positive about women as political leaders. Adults, otoh, don't budge.
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tl;dr: When (Republican) adolescents are exposed to women candidates, they become more positive about women as political leaders. Adults, otoh, don't budge.
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NEW: Men and women belonging to Gen Z are more divided than those of any other generation on key questions about feminism, gender roles and women’s rights
Read our new 30-country study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social for #IWD2025: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gen-z-m...
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Read our new 30-country study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social for #IWD2025: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gen-z-m...
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March 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
NEW: Men and women belonging to Gen Z are more divided than those of any other generation on key questions about feminism, gender roles and women’s rights
Read our new 30-country study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social for #IWD2025: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gen-z-m...
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Read our new 30-country study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social for #IWD2025: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gen-z-m...
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In a few hours I'll have the privilege to engage in conversation w/ feminist practitioners & researchers to discuss #Feminist #Funding. Join us to take stock of recent cuts & impacts on movements & evidence why feminist movements matter for equality & democracy us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
In a few hours I'll have the privilege to engage in conversation w/ feminist practitioners & researchers to discuss #Feminist #Funding. Join us to take stock of recent cuts & impacts on movements & evidence why feminist movements matter for equality & democracy us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Please share / RT:
***Call for papers: Conference on "Representation, Democracy, and the Economic Backgrounds of Politicians"***
Paper proposals should be submitted by February 21, using this form: forms.gle/Stz7apkkHTgt...
Please direct any questions to centerforglobaldemocracy@vanderbilt.edu.
***Call for papers: Conference on "Representation, Democracy, and the Economic Backgrounds of Politicians"***
Paper proposals should be submitted by February 21, using this form: forms.gle/Stz7apkkHTgt...
Please direct any questions to centerforglobaldemocracy@vanderbilt.edu.
January 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Please share / RT:
***Call for papers: Conference on "Representation, Democracy, and the Economic Backgrounds of Politicians"***
Paper proposals should be submitted by February 21, using this form: forms.gle/Stz7apkkHTgt...
Please direct any questions to centerforglobaldemocracy@vanderbilt.edu.
***Call for papers: Conference on "Representation, Democracy, and the Economic Backgrounds of Politicians"***
Paper proposals should be submitted by February 21, using this form: forms.gle/Stz7apkkHTgt...
Please direct any questions to centerforglobaldemocracy@vanderbilt.edu.
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Without safe online platforms, #womeninpolitics face an impossible choice: endure abuse or withdraw from political life, leading to unfair electoral competition & inequality.
Today on #SaferInternetDay, our new blog shows how to tackle online violence & promote inclusivity.
💡 tinyurl.com/5n6n9tb5
Today on #SaferInternetDay, our new blog shows how to tackle online violence & promote inclusivity.
💡 tinyurl.com/5n6n9tb5
Why online safety policies and digital advocacy are essential for women’s political participation | Align Platform
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February 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Without safe online platforms, #womeninpolitics face an impossible choice: endure abuse or withdraw from political life, leading to unfair electoral competition & inequality.
Today on #SaferInternetDay, our new blog shows how to tackle online violence & promote inclusivity.
💡 tinyurl.com/5n6n9tb5
Today on #SaferInternetDay, our new blog shows how to tackle online violence & promote inclusivity.
💡 tinyurl.com/5n6n9tb5
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Conservative foundations from the US and Europe are targeting Africa and Latin America in particular.
Growing ‘anti-gender’ movements are trying to restrict equality and sex education in schools around the world
Conservative foundations from the US and Europe are targeting Africa and Latin America in particular.
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January 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Conservative foundations from the US and Europe are targeting Africa and Latin America in particular.
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Tackling "anti-gender" movements in schools is vital to protecting all children's rights to a quality education.
Our Senior Research Fellow Rachel Marcus shares findings from recent research with @theconversation.com ⤵️
Our Senior Research Fellow Rachel Marcus shares findings from recent research with @theconversation.com ⤵️
"Well-funded and accelerating" movement to attacking #ChildrensRights - hard-won #HumanRights. Has to be called out
theconversation.com/growing-anti...
theconversation.com/growing-anti...
Growing ‘anti-gender’ movements are trying to restrict equality and sex education in schools around the world
Conservative foundations from the US and Europe are targeting Africa and Latin America in particular.
theconversation.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Tackling "anti-gender" movements in schools is vital to protecting all children's rights to a quality education.
Our Senior Research Fellow Rachel Marcus shares findings from recent research with @theconversation.com ⤵️
Our Senior Research Fellow Rachel Marcus shares findings from recent research with @theconversation.com ⤵️
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In Memoriam
Mala Htun (1969-2025)
Mala Htun made a major impact on the study of women, gender, and politics as a scholar, teacher, mentor, and advocate. To honor her contributions, we have ungated access to her articles until the end of February 2025.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Mala Htun (1969-2025)
Mala Htun made a major impact on the study of women, gender, and politics as a scholar, teacher, mentor, and advocate. To honor her contributions, we have ungated access to her articles until the end of February 2025.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
In Memoriam
Welcome to Cambridge Core
www.cambridge.org
January 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
In Memoriam
Mala Htun (1969-2025)
Mala Htun made a major impact on the study of women, gender, and politics as a scholar, teacher, mentor, and advocate. To honor her contributions, we have ungated access to her articles until the end of February 2025.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Mala Htun (1969-2025)
Mala Htun made a major impact on the study of women, gender, and politics as a scholar, teacher, mentor, and advocate. To honor her contributions, we have ungated access to her articles until the end of February 2025.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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With the #GlobalGagRule back & cuts to European ODA looming in 2025, now is NOT the time to abandon SRHR funding. People's dignity & bodily autonomy are at stake. Europe must step up for global solidarity & human rights! 🌍✊👇
🌍 In these challenging times, European governments need to show greater solidarity with the global community. Our future depends on stronger international partnerships. But what does solidarity look like at the moment? Read #TrackingWhatCounts 👉 bit.ly/40rju4I
Tracking what counts: A Trends Analysis of European Donor Support to Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights & Family Planning 2023-2024 - Countdown 2030
The years 2023-2024 were defined by two escalating global crises: climate and conflict. After enduring the challenges of a historic pandemic, the world now faces an urgent need for resilience and coll...
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January 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
With the #GlobalGagRule back & cuts to European ODA looming in 2025, now is NOT the time to abandon SRHR funding. People's dignity & bodily autonomy are at stake. Europe must step up for global solidarity & human rights! 🌍✊👇
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In the piece, we discuss how groups opposing gender-affirming care have used the Cass report to relativise the evidence around suicide while advocating for harmful restrictions or banning access to this vital care. The report and its political misuses have had a damaging impact in Chile 👇
Plus, here's one I added a couple of months back:
"Gender affirmation and evidence around suicide: Contributions to public debate"
Paper for Sexuality Policy Watch by Dr Tomás Ojeda and colleagues. A Chilean perspective on the global impact of the Cass Review. sxpolitics.org/wp-content/u...
"Gender affirmation and evidence around suicide: Contributions to public debate"
Paper for Sexuality Policy Watch by Dr Tomás Ojeda and colleagues. A Chilean perspective on the global impact of the Cass Review. sxpolitics.org/wp-content/u...
January 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
In the piece, we discuss how groups opposing gender-affirming care have used the Cass report to relativise the evidence around suicide while advocating for harmful restrictions or banning access to this vital care. The report and its political misuses have had a damaging impact in Chile 👇
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Great campaign by @whiteribbon.bsky.social-launched a new series of educational videos to support the education sector & address the latest & most pressing forms of GBV and discrimination in our communities. These videos are available in English and French. Visit lnkd.in/gfdfU34G to watch them all!
Stopping the Spiral: Preventing Radicalization and Its Devastating Impact
YouTube video by White Ribbon
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Great campaign by @whiteribbon.bsky.social-launched a new series of educational videos to support the education sector & address the latest & most pressing forms of GBV and discrimination in our communities. These videos are available in English and French. Visit lnkd.in/gfdfU34G to watch them all!
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We are alarmed by the #Meta moderation policy changes announced yesterday, allowing dehumanising language targeting #LGBTI people. This threatens safety and dignity. We urge the EU to enforce the Digital Services Act to combat hate speech and misinformation. Hatred has no place online or anywhere.
January 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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As the forces of populism and isolationism deepen global divides, the need for collective leadership has never been greater.
At Davos 2025, we will hear from a group of inspiring sectoral leaders as they lay out joined up solutions to the world's toughest global challenges.
https://buff.ly/4jahwyd
At Davos 2025, we will hear from a group of inspiring sectoral leaders as they lay out joined up solutions to the world's toughest global challenges.
https://buff.ly/4jahwyd
January 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As the forces of populism and isolationism deepen global divides, the need for collective leadership has never been greater.
At Davos 2025, we will hear from a group of inspiring sectoral leaders as they lay out joined up solutions to the world's toughest global challenges.
https://buff.ly/4jahwyd
At Davos 2025, we will hear from a group of inspiring sectoral leaders as they lay out joined up solutions to the world's toughest global challenges.
https://buff.ly/4jahwyd
💭Are you reflecting on the past year?
🤔Have a look at what our team @aligngender.bsky.social picked out as key themes and trends of 2024 in #genderequality based on our research
www.alignplatform.org/resources/bl...
🤔Have a look at what our team @aligngender.bsky.social picked out as key themes and trends of 2024 in #genderequality based on our research
www.alignplatform.org/resources/bl...
Six headlines from 2024: a seismic year for gender norms | Align Platform
www.alignplatform.org
December 23, 2024 at 9:55 AM
💭Are you reflecting on the past year?
🤔Have a look at what our team @aligngender.bsky.social picked out as key themes and trends of 2024 in #genderequality based on our research
www.alignplatform.org/resources/bl...
🤔Have a look at what our team @aligngender.bsky.social picked out as key themes and trends of 2024 in #genderequality based on our research
www.alignplatform.org/resources/bl...