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Women in Politics Panel returns to UMSL, featuring local and statewide leaders

The panel included State Rep. Wendy Hausman, former State Rep. Jean Evans, State Rep. Raychel Proudie and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones. ...

Political scientist weighs in on women executive leaders

Farida Jalalzai, assistant professor of political science at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, said the proportion of political women leaders is much greater than their male counterparts, according to an...

Political scientist to offer global perspective on women presidents, prime ministers

More than 50 years have passed since Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first woman to shatter the executive leadership glass ceiling when she assumed the Sri Lankan premiership. Almost 80 women...

Political scientist to lecture on Latin American legislatures

Women’s representation in Latin American legislatures has grown significantly in recent years. Little, however, is known on what this increased women’s presence means for legislative politics. Do women promote different...