Annual Conference

Information about our 2024 Women in Legislative Studies Conference will be coming soon!

Past Conferences

​2023
We are excited to announce our second in-person Women in Legislative Studies Conference! Please join us to present your work (on something related to legislative politics), discuss exciting new legislative research, and get to know our legislative studies community. Topics may include research on comparative legislatures, state legislatures, the US Congress, international legislative bodies, and an array of related research areas, such as legislative representation; race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality in legislative politics; legislative-executive relations; and much more.

When: Oct 26-27, 2023. We encourage participants to arrive in the morning on Thursday, October 26th. The conference will start at noon with lunch and a roundtable on professional development followed by paper presentations in the afternoon and a conference dinner in the evening. The conference will continue all-day on Friday Oct 27th, ending with an optional informal dinner. Participants should schedule their departure flights for Friday after 5pm or Saturday the 28th. Note: Brown University is 15 minutes from the Providence airport and 60-90 minutes from Boston Logan depending on traffic.

Where: Brown University, Providence, RI

 Who: All women and non-binary scholars studying legislative-adjacent topics are welcome. This includes graduate students, post-docs, lecturers, faculty, and those in non-academic positions.  In addition to research presentations, there will be mentoring, professional development, and networking opportunities. Thus, you do not need to have a formal role to be part of the conference.

Costs:  There is no registration fee. Conference meals will be provided for all participants (lunch on Thursday through dinner on Friday). We hope to be able to pay for hotel for 2 nights for those on the program, prioritizing more junior scholars. If you do not need funding, you can note this in the registration form. Participants will need to cover their own transportation costs. 

View the 2023 conference program here.

Women in Legislative Studies Conference 2023

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2022
Please join us at our first in-person Women in Legislative Studies Conference to present your work (on something related to legislative politics), discuss exciting new legislative research, and get to know our legislative studies community! Topics could include research on comparative legislatures, state legislatures, the US Congress, and legislative representation. 

When: Oct 21-22, 2022. We’d encourage participants to arrive on Oct 20th. There will be an optional (pay your own way) dinner that evening for people who arrive in time for dinner. The conference will run all-day on Oct 21st, and through lunch on Oct 22nd. Participants should schedule their departure flights for late afternoon/evening on the 22nd. Note: Rice is 20 minutes from Houston Hobby airport (best for Southwest Airlines) and 30+ minutes from IAH (United hub and everything else).

Where: Rice University, Houston, TX
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Who: All women and non-binary scholars studying legislative-adjacent topics are welcome. This includes graduate students, post-docs, lecturers, faculty, and those in non-academic positions.  In addition to research presentations, there will be mentoring opportunities, as well as sessions to talk about future directions for “Women in Legislative Studies.” Thus, you do not need to have a formal role to be part of the conference.

Costs: There is no registration fee. We will cover meals for all participants (except for the early arrival optional dinner). We plan to cover lodging for all those with a formal role in the conference (presenting your research or serving as discussant). 

View the 2022 conference program here.

Women in Legislative Studies Conference 2022