Dr. Mona Lena Krook
@mlkrook
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Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University. Chair of @ruwomenpolitics & author of @vawpolitics. Editor of @PoliticsGenderJ. ♀️🏛🌍
New Jersey, USA
Joined January 2013
Excited to share that I have a new book coming out in February 2026! Drawing on my work as an academic & consultant over the last 25 years, the book provides a road map for achieving gender parity in politics - the what, why, & how. For preorder now: https://t.co/b6UHLSavKG
politybooks.com
Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics, Written by a leading authority on women and politics, this incisive book makes the case for gender parity and identifies strategies to...
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The website for my book, Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics, is now live! ♀️🌍 https://t.co/9AyzOhYoTg Reach out if you might be interested in having me come give a talk! The book will be published by Polity in February 2026. 📚
paritypolitics.org
Women have made significant inroads into political life over the last 30 years. Yet many nations still lag behind. In the face of these developments, a new global movement is taking shape. Building...
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#FirstView from @PoliticsGenderJ - Editorial: Politics & Gender and International Relations - https://t.co/yLerZD4nwI - @mlkrook
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Great start to the @APSAtweets conference with a pre-conference on studying youth representation! @GeorgeDQuinn shared the latest dataset on young elected leaders in the US states from the @RutgersCYPP. More on the data here: https://t.co/UhAcqSmffI
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I am delighted to share the latest virtual special issue at @PoliticsGenderJ, the 20th Anniversary Editors' Choice collection featuring favorite articles of current and past editors over the years. Articles are free to access until the end of December. https://t.co/LjsdwJO8Wl
cambridge.org
20th Anniversary Editors’ Choice Collection
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This torn, bent, rained-on, coffee-stained name tag will be a treasured memento of an amazing experience organizing the inaugural (we hope!) @PoliticsGenderJ conference! A huge thanks to the whole @ruwomenpolitics team for their hard work in making it a success! ♀️🔥💕
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En @RutgersU por un par de días para participar en la "Politics & Gender Conference", organizada por @mlkrook / @PoliticsGenderJ
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📢New issue of #PAG21 is out!📢 Our twentieth anniversary issue is now out! Our editor @mlkrook introduces the issue reflecting on founding of the journal and previewing all of the wonderful research featured in this special edition of P&G. https://t.co/SoGIe3Gdrb
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📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 In her piece for our upcoming anniversary issue, @mlkrook reviews the impact that P&G has had on the study of gender quotas in political science. 🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟 https://t.co/3QEfuqYWOf
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How much is #VAW in #politics hindering women's participation in decision-making? Panel discussion: Zero tolerance to online and offline VAW in politics will identify actions #parliaments + #MPs can take with @mlkrook and @PamDamoff. DL the programme ➡️ https://t.co/uuqAb8UfN0
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I am excited to share my new article on the role of @PoliticsGenderJ in shaping our knowledge of gender quotas, as part of an upcoming special issue celebrating the 20th anniversary of the journal! 📗 Available open access here: https://t.co/ub8jA6OB7V
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Dem women are making history in our state legislatures! Milestones from the 2024 cycle include: 💙A record 1,584 seats will be held by Dem women 💙Dem women will serve as House speakers in 8 states 💙For the first time ever, 3 states will have majority women legislatures
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In the last decade we are witnessing an increased recognition of violence against women in politics #VAWP. Action to address it is slow. Parliaments, political parties and governmental bodies for gender equality can step up their engagement. Here are 10 tips 🧵 1/12
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Today is the International Day for The Elimination of Violence Against Women. The violence, abuse and intimidation faced by elected officials is disproportionately targeted at women. It must end, so we can all participate in our political discourse and be treated with respect.
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In order to tackle this growing problem, we are campaigning for the 28 #JoCoxCommission recommendations to be implemented. Head to https://t.co/NoJB2ZiS89 to: 📔 Read the report 💷 Donate ✅ Endorse the recommendations
jocoxfoundation.org
The Jo Cox Civility Commission presents a range of practical recommendations to tackle abuse and intimidation in politics.
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To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women ♀️, here is a excerpt of my 2020 book, Violence against Women in Politics 📚, exploring how violence creates barriers to women's participation & undermines democracy globally
books.google.co.za
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However, there needs to be more funding and resource to run elections, and digital systems need to be improved. Election law should also be modernised. Read our full report here:
electoralcommission.org.uk
Read our report on the 2024 UK Parliamentary general election and the May 2024 elections
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Over half of candidates surveyed said they experienced abuse or intimidation, particularly women and ethnic minorities. The majority said they avoided some form of campaigning because of fear of abuse. This is unacceptable.
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Violencia política de género es un fenómeno en alza en América Latina. Nuevas tecnologías y redes sociales expanden diversas formas de acoso, intimidación, violencia digital que impide pleno ejercicio de derechos políticos Estudio de @Int_IDEA #25N2024
https://t.co/18UlZtHtFT
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