"One of Us: Multilevel Models Examining the Impact of Descriptive Representation on Civic Engagement" (co-authored with Pippa Norris). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Toronto, Canada, September 3-6, 2009.

"The Diffusion of Electoral Reform: Gender Quotas in Global Perspective." Paper presented at the European Consortium for Political Research, Joint Sessions of Workshops, Lisbon, Portugal, April 14-19, 2009.

"Feminism and Rational Choice Institutionalism: Explaining Gender Quota Adoption and Implementation in Argentina" (co-authored with Amanda Driscoll). Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association National Conference, Chicago, IL, April 2-5, 2009.

"The Diffusion of Gender Quotas: Network and World Polity Effects" (co-authored with Melanie M. Hughes). Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, New York, NY, February 15-18, 2009.

"Elite Bias, Not Voter Bias: Gender Quotas and Candidate Performance in France" (co-authored with Rainbow Murray and Katherine A. R. Opello). Paper presented at the First European Conference on Politics and Gender, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, January 21-23, 2009.

"The Impact of Gender Quotas: A Research Agenda" (co-authored with Susan Franceschet and Jennifer Piscopo). Paper presented at the First European Conference on Politics and Gender, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, January 21-23, 2009; the Midwest Political Science Association National Conference, Chicago, IL, April 2-5, 2009; and the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Toronto, Canada, September 3-6, 2009.

"Beyond Hillary and Benazir: Women's Political Leadership Worldwide" (co-authored with Farida Jalalzai). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, MA, November 13-15, 2008.

"Measuring the Impact of Quotas on Women's Substantive Representation: Towards a Conceptual Framework" (co-authored with Susan Franceschet). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, August 28-31, 2008.

"Constituting Women's Interests through Representative Claims" (co-authored with Karen Celis, Sarah Childs, and Johanna Kantola). Paper presented at the Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, June 4-6, 2008. Revised versions presented at the First European Conference on Politics and Gender, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, January 21-23, 2009, and the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Toronto, Canada, September 3-6, 2009.

"Feminism and Rational Choice Theory" (co-authored with Amanda Driscoll). Paper presented at the European Consortium for Political Research, Joint Sessions of Workshops, Rennes, France, April 11-16, 2008.

"Gender Quotas and Models of Political Citizenship" (co-authored with Joni Lovenduski and Judith Squires). Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association National Conference, Chicago, IL, April 3-6, 2008.

"The Impact of Candidate Gender Quotas: Women's Descriptive, Substantive, and Symbolic Representation." Paper presented at the January Institute on Women, Leadership, and Community, Institute for Teaching and Research on Women, Towson University, and Women's Studies and Development Centre, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India, January 5-12, 2008.

"Global Strategies for Gender Equality: The United Nations Before and After Beijing" (co-authored with Jacqui True). Paper presented at the British International Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, December 17-19, 2007. Revised version presented at the International Studies Association Annual International Convention, San Francisco, CA, March 26-29, 2008.

"Discourses as Institutions: Gender and Candidate Selection Reform in France and Sweden" (co-authored with Lenita Freidenvall). Paper presented at the General Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research, Pisa, Italy, September 6-8, 2007.

"Women, Gender, and Political Representation: Notes for a Comparative Research Agenda." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, August 30-September 2, 2007.

"The Politics of Group Representation: Quotas for Women and Minorities Worldwide" (co-authored with Diana O'Brien). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Asssociation, Chicago, IL, April 12-15, 2007.

"Gender and Political Institutions: Implementing Quotas for Women in Politics." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Asssociation, Chicago, IL, April 12-15, 2007. Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, August 30-September 2, 2007.

"Rethinking Women's Substantive Representation" (co-authored with Karen Celis, Sarah Childs, and Johanna Kantola). Paper presented at the Political Studies Association Women and Politics Specialist Group Conference, Birkbeck College, University of London, London, UK, February 10, 2007. Revised version presented at the European Consortium for Political Research, Joint Sessions of Workshops, Helsinki, Finland, May 7-12, 2007.

"Beyond Supply and Demand: Gender Quotas and Institutions of Candidate Selection." Paper presented at the First Workshop of the Feminism and Institutionalism International Network, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, December 8-9, 2006.

"Is There a Europe Effect? Women and Elections to European and National Parliaments, 1979-2004." Paper presented at the International Political Science Association World Congress, Fukuoka, Japan, July 10-13, 2006.

"Campaigns for Candidate Gender Quotas: A New Global Women’s Movement?" Paper presented at the "Women’s Movements Worldwide: Flourishing or in Abeyance?" Roundtable, International Political Science Association World Congress, Fukuoka, Japan, July 9, 2006.

"Are There Feminist Research Methods?" Paper presented at the Second International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, May 4-6, 2006. Also presented at the Second Conference of the Association of Feminist Epistemologies, Methodologies, Metaphysics, and Science Studies, Women and Gender Studies Program, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, February 8-10, 2007.

"State Feminism and Gender Quotas in the 'North' and 'South': Comparative Lessons from Western Europe and Latin America" (co-authored with Susan Franceschet). Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual International Convention, San Diego, CA, March 22-25, 2006. Also presented at the "Global Feminisms: The Role of Women in Building States and Societies" Conference, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, March 31-April 1, 2006.

"Gender Quotas and Gender Mainstreaming: Competing or Complementary Representational Strategies?" (co-authored with Judith Squires). Paper presented at the Political Studies Association Women and Politics Specialist Group Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, February 11, 2006. Revised version presented at the Fifteenth International Conference of the Council for European Studies, Chicago, IL, March 29-April 2, 2006.

"Competing Claims: Quotas for Women and Minorities in France and India." Paper presented at the General Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research, Budapest, Hungary, September 8-10, 2005.

"Temporality and Causal Configurations: Combining Sequence Analysis and Fuzzy Set/Qualitative Comparative Analysis." Paper presented at the General Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research, Budapest, Hungary, September 8-10, 2005. Revised version presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, August 31-September 3, 2006.

"Comparing Methods for Studying Women in Politics: Statistical, Case Study, and Qualitative-Comparative Techniques." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 1-4, 2005. Revised version presented at the General Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research, Pisa, Italy, September 6-8, 2007.

"The Substantive Representation of Women: Rethinking the 'Critical Mass' Debate" (co-authored with Sarah Childs). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 1-4, 2005. Revised version presented at the Political Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Reading, Reading, UK, April 3-6, 2006, and the Midwest Political Science Association National Conference, Chicago, IL, April 20-23, 2006.

"Quota Laws for Women in Politics: A New Type of State Feminism?" Paper presented at the European Consortium for Political Research, Joint Sessions of Workshops, Granada, Spain, April 14-19, 2005.

"Contested Equalities: National and International Laws and Norms in Gender Quota Debates." Paper presented at the Political Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, April 5-7, 2005. Also presented at the "Gender, Citizenship, and Globalization" International Interdisciplinary Conference, Huelva, Spain, May 9-11, 2005.

"Embedded Reform: Legal Setbacks and Candidate Gender Quotas in France and the United Kingdom." Paper presented at the Political Studies Association Women and Politics Specialist Group Conference, Bristol, UK, February 19, 2005.

"Europeanizing Efforts to Promote Women in Politics? Elections to the European Parliament, 1994-2004." Paper presented at the Fourth European Consortium for Political Research Young Europeanisation Network Research Meeting, Brussels, Belgium, January 28, 2005.

"Reforming Representation: The Diffusion of Candidate Gender Quotas Worldwide." Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual International Convention, Montreal, Canada, March 17-20, 2004. Revised version presented at the British International Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, December 20-22, 2004.

"Candidate Gender Quotas: A Framework for Analysis." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, August 28-31, 2003. Revised version presented at the 2nd General Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research, Marburg, Germany, September 18-21, 2003.

"Not All Quotas Are Created Equal: Trajectories of Reform to Increase Women's Political Representation." Paper presented at the European Consortium for Political Research, Joint Sessions of Workshops, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 28-April 2, 2003. Also presented at the Midwest Political Science Association National Conference, Chicago, IL, April 3-6, 2003.

"Get the Balance Right!: Global and Transnational Campaigns to Promote Gender-Balanced Decision-Making." Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, Portland, OR, February 25-March 1, 2003.

"Increasing Women's Political Representation: Party Competition as a Mechanism of Change." Paper presented at the 11th Ph.D. Summer School on European Parties & Party Systems, ECPR Standing Group on Political Parties, Department of Politics, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, UK, September 9-20, 2002.

"Institutions, Sequence, and Temporality in Campaigns to Increase Women's Political Representation." Paper presented at the 13th Congress of the Nordic Political Science Association, Institute for Economics, Politics and Administration, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark, August 15-17, 2002.

"Women's agency and the changing distribution of power in Scandinavian society." Paper presented at the "Gender, Power, Text: Scandinavian Culture in the Twentieth Century" Conference, Department of Scandinavian Studies, University College London, London, UK, June 13-14, 2002.

"Increasing Women's Political Representation: A Comparative-Dynamic Model." Paper presented at the 4th Annual Graduate Student Retreat, Society for Comparative Research, Yale University and Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, May 9-10, 2002.