Dean's Distinguished Lecture: The Causes & Consequences of Women's Political Representation

Join us for the Dean's Distinguished Lecture with Diana Z. O'Brien, Professor of Political Science and the inaugural recipient of the Bela Kornitzer Distinguished Professorship. Diana Z. O'Brien was a featured speaker at the Weidenbaum Center November 2023 Women's Networking & Public Policy Lunch, as well as the recent EmpowHer event.

Professor Diana Z. O’Brien’s lecture will draw on wide-ranging evidence to explain why women are well-represented in some countries and institutions while underrepresented in others. She will also explore how women's representation influences policy agendas and shapes citizens' relationships with the state, placing the current political moment within a broader historical and global context.

4:00 pm, Lecture and Q & A

5:00 pm, Reception

Introduction by Feng Sheng Hu, the Richard G. Engelsmann Dean of Arts & Sciences and Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor.

Diana Z. O’Brien is the Bela Kornitzer Distinguished Professor in the Department of Political Science at WashU. She studies the causes and consequences of women's political representation around the world, with a focus on established democracies. O'Brien's research examines gender and political parties, executive branch politics, citizens' responses to women in politics, and research methods. Learn more about Diana’s research in this recent article.

This event will be held in person and livestreamed. You will receive the livestream link upon registration.

Questions? Contact artsci-comm@wustl.edu

.m. Lecture and Q&A
Emerson Auditorium, Knight Hall

5:00 p.m. Reception
Frick Forum, Knight Hall

Livestream available