About Lesson
‘It’s not you; it’s the system’: Navigating gendered norms, rules and expectations of political institutions, that you didn’t create.
In this talk, Dr Fiona Buckley (UCC) discusses why challenges women face in political life, are often an outcome of the gendered nature of political institutions. Drawing from academic research about parties and parliaments, their gendered nature, and the presence of women, Fiona unpacks the invisible rules and norms that shape women’s navigation of political life. Using the concept of and employing theory, she discusses the gendered structures and expectations that shape behaviour, impact confidence, but also presents opportunities for change within political institutions.
Learning outcomes:
· Understand how political institutions are gendered;
· Apply feminist institutionalism theory to analyse organisational culture within political institutions;
· Recognise gendered barriers;
· Identify mechanisms for change.
Dr Fiona Buckley is a senior lecturer in the Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork (UCC), specialising in the study of women in politics. She graduated from Queen's University Belfast (QUB) with a PhD in Political Science in 2016. Fiona's research is primarily focused on women, gender and politics, in particular women and cabinet government; gender quotas; and violence against women in politics.
