Studies on representative bureaucracy have often confirmed the positive performance effects of bureaucracies mirroring the demographic characteristics of their clientele. However, little is known about the underlying individual level mechanisms leading to these outcomes.

Laura Doornkamp, PhD candidate at FGGA, is organizing a symposium on the role of gender representation and gender stereotypes in Dutch secondary education. The symposium will take place on 23 November from 19.00 – 21.30 hours at Wijnhaven. Five questions about the symposium.

This article examines the consequences of stereotypical beliefs regarding gender, traits, and leadership styles for manager preferences.

The role of grave sets in Corded Ware and Bell Beaker funerary practices

LIACS is partner in the project 'Stereotyping in Computer Science.' The project is a collaboration between multiple universities and the Dutch national expert organization on girls/women and science/technology (VHTO), which will investigate the stereotypes that children hold about computer scientist…

The central aim is examining gender differences in recorded crime, particularly in relation to interpersonal violence, in early modern Bologna.

Grammatical gender is famously the most puzzling of the grammatical categories. We have a solid typology of gender systems, yet exciting and unexpected patterns keep turning up which defy easy classification and straightforward analysis. Some of these question, stretch or threaten to cross the outer…

The primary goal of GAP is to study the impact of globalization and internationalization policies and practices on the gender balance in research and higher education in Norway.

In this article, James Shires and Tatiana Tropina, assistant professors at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, map the relationship between gender equality and cybersecurity governance as a component of good security sector governance (SSG). Here, it highlights the way in which cybersecurity…

A growing amount of literature is being devoted to interrogating gendered dynamics in both violent extremism and terrorism, contributing to the integration of international and feminist security. This includes how such dynamics can shape differences in the motivations and participation of women and…

In this article in 'The Senses and Society' Jasmijn Rana discusses how women learn to move, use their bodies, and become a different kind of being than men. She focuses on the embodiment of gender in recreational running environments.

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In this article, Dimiter Toshkov aims to explains the gender gap in COVID-19 vaccination attitudes.

This project contests the assumption of criminologists that gender differences in recorded crime are static over time and that women are in general less likely to commit a crime than men.

The central aim is to systematically study differences in crime patterns and social control between migrants and non-migrants in early modern Frankfurt am Main.

This book explores the boundaries of the category of gender and their theoretical significance within the framework of Canonical Typology.

Mum works in healthcare, dad in engineering and everyone is straight: many textbooks still show men and women in stereotypical roles, PhD candidate Tessa van de Rozenberg has discovered. She also found that children’s views on these topics often closely resemble those of their parents.

Aspects of Religious Leadership in Europe, 1100-2000

This article discusses the impact of symbolic gender representation on the willingness of citizens to coproduce.

Level, Bargelaan 180, 2333 CW, Leiden

Sylvius, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE, Leiden

Oort, Niels Bohrweg 2, 2333 CA, Leiden

Reuvens, Reuvensplaats 2-4, 2311 BE, Leiden

This volume is pubished in the IMISCOE-AUP Series and edited by Marlou Schrover and Deirdre M. Moloney.

Snellius, Niels Bohrweg 1, 2333 CA, Leiden

Arsenaal, Arsenaalstraat 1, 2311 CT, Leiden

Plexus Student Centre, Kaiserstraat 25, 2311 GN, Leiden

Gorlaeus Building, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden

Reuvens, Reuvensplaats 2-4, 2311 BE, Leiden

On July 5th, Mulugeta Tarekegne Tsegaye succesfully defended his doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Mulugeta on this great result.

Lipsius, Cleveringaplaats 1, 2311 BD, Leiden

Wijnhaven, Turfmarkt 99, 2511 DP, The Hague

Kamerlingh Onnes Building, Steenschuur 25, 2311 ES, Leiden

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Gender sidestreaming? Analysing gender mainstreaming in national militaries and international peacekeeping

What was the relationship between women and modern media in different parts of Asia in the 20th century? Under what historical and social conditions did women achieve prominence in popular music in Asia?

Debate

Why do some scientists argue that there are five sexes? Why is it important to study sexuality outside the reproductive framework? The minor Gender and Sexuality in Society and Culture tackles some of the most controversial and contested questions of our time, while avoiding the pitfalls of easy answers…

The proposed project evaluates how the vulnerability of migrant men and women was constructed in political, public and media discourses, and how differences in the constructed vulnerability influenced the decision to migrate, the migration process, and the subsequent settlement process.

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On the 23rd of March, Alessandro del Tomba successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Alessandro on this achievement!

This study focuses on the local level impacts of a highly globalised industry: the international trade in tropical timber.

LUMC Research Building, Einthovenweg 20, 2333 ZC, Leiden

Gorlaeus Faculty Office, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden

Herta Mohr, Witte Singel 27A, 2311 BG, Leiden

Academy Building, Rapenburg 73, 2311 GJ, Leiden

Matthias de Vrieshof, Matthias de Vrieshof 1-4, 2311 BZ, Leiden