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Abstract
This article examines the state of the political science discipline in New Zealand, focusing on the numbers of women in the profession, the representation of women in the discipline’s journal, and the place of gender in the political science curriculum. While women in New Zealand political science have been active as a community for at least 30 years, there has been no systematic review documenting the status of women in the profession. This article provides an analytical starting point through a review of the data that does exist on New Zealand and comparable countries. It discusses the factors that may account for current trends and concludes with some recommendations for the future. It is clear that women have made visible gains in terms of numbers, but continued progress is precarious and dependent on both institutional and individual initiatives.
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Jennifer Curtin
Jennifer Curtin is an Associate Professor in Comparative Politics and Public Policy at The University of Auckland. She has published widely on gender politics and public policy in a range of international journals, textbooks and edited volumes, including in Gretchen Bauer and Manon Tremblay, Women in Executive Power (Routledge, 2011) and Manon Tremblay, Women and Legislative Representation (Palgrave, 2012).