Please join us Thursday November 21st, 2024 at 3:30p for our Democracy Speaker Series featuring Dr. Nimah Mazaheri, Associate Professor of Political Science & Dean of Academic Affairs, in the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University in Medford, MA. Dr. Mazaheri's talk title, and abstract are below.

Ortega Hall is located on main campus near the Duck Pond and the closest public parking is in the Cornell parking structure on Central Ave or metered parking along Central Ave. Please see the UNM Campus map for more detailed information. This series is free and open to the public. 

This event will be broadcast live via Zoom, details below - you will need both the meeting ID and passcode listed below to join:

Topic: US & Global Democracy Series: Dr. Nimah Mazaheri
Time: Nov 21, 2024 03:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting: https://unm.zoom.us/j/98447097564

Meeting ID: 984 4709 7564
Passcode: 893771

Title: Women in Politics in the Middle East

Abstract: Women in the Middle East face widespread discrimination and confront barriers to entering arenas of political power. Scholars of political representation offer a number of explanations as to why women face such high barriers to entry in the political sphere. This paper seeks to better understand this worrying problem of political inequality by focusing on the attitudes and perspectives of those who already possess power, namely, men. We rely on theories in the psychology literature on threat perception to explore the reasons why many Middle Eastern men are opposed to women entering political spheres, in particular via the common practice of gender quotas. Using data from cross-national surveys as well as two original surveys, our paper provides a better understanding of the sources of resistance to women realizing an increased role as leaders.