Researcher at the Chr. Michelsen Institute & University of Bergen. Into gender, politics and representation in parliaments and judiciaries.https://bsky.app/profile/mariannetoraasen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariannetoraasen.bsky.social/post/3mg3ahcfnoc2aOur issue on women judges in @ejpgjournal.bsky.social is finally out w/insights from Afghanistan, Angola, Guatemala, Uganda and Haiti. Conclusion by THE Georgina Waylen, analyzing women on the bench through a feminist institutionalist lens. Enjoy! https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/ejpg/9/1/ejpg.9.issue-1.xml02 Mar 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:cwlnvbddkdgpmvi5a36lnbfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3ahcfnoc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mariannetoraasen.bsky.social/post/3mdukc5cqtc2pNew article in @ejpgjournal.bsky.social w/Elin Skaar, Pilar Domingo, @sirigloppen.bsky.social! We present a new framework on how women access and experience judicial roles in fragile contexts, highlighting opportunities and challenges. Based on research in five countries. Special issue coming soon! https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/ejpg/aop/article-10.1332-25151088Y2025D000000122/article-10.1332-25151088Y2025D000000122.xml02 Feb 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:cwlnvbddkdgpmvi5a36lnbfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdukc5cqtc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mariannetoraasen.bsky.social/post/3m6wesurigs2lNew article by @rmuriaas.bsky.social and I: While seniority can benefit all parliamentarians and serve as a powerful resource, it does not confer power equally. Women face structural barriers to accessing seniority, and even when they attain it, their legitimacy and influence remains contested. https://academic.oup.com/sp/advance-article/doi/10.1093/sp/jxaf057/836172201 Dec 2025 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:cwlnvbddkdgpmvi5a36lnbfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wesurigs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariannetoraasen.bsky.social/post/3luikchwhy22eDo judges represent on the bench—and should they? What does gender representation mean in courts? My latest article in @ejpgjournal.bsky.social explores these questions, with insights from the severely understudied Haitian judiciary. https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/ejpg/aop/article-10.1332-25151088Y2025D000000098/article-10.1332-25151088Y2025D000000098.xml21 Jul 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:cwlnvbddkdgpmvi5a36lnbfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3luikchwhy22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mariannetoraasen.bsky.social/post/3lm7gikrge22pA wonderful opportunity to work on an exciting research project with great colleagues! Apply and join us, or circulate to anyone who might be interested in working on gender, politics and survey methodology. https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/278509/2-years-position-as-researcher-100-in-gender-politics-and-survey-methodology07 Apr 2025 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:cwlnvbddkdgpmvi5a36lnbfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm7gikrge22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mariannetoraasen.bsky.social/post/3kgdxfbrujp24Very happy to become a part of the wonderful @gendersuccess.bsky.social research project to study the gender gap in political endurance with @rmuriaas.bsky.social, @francescafeo.bsky.social and the rest of the team at the Dept. of Governance, University of Bergen! (gendersuccess.com) https://gendersuccess.com12 Dec 2023 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:cwlnvbddkdgpmvi5a36lnbfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kgdxfbrujp24