Georgina Waylen

WJM MacKenzie Chair in Government, University of Manchester

Georgina Waylen is the WJM MacKenzie Chair in Government at the University of Manchester. She writes and researches primarily about gender and politics, including transitions to democracy and more recently democratic erosion and backsliding and how they are gendered.

Articles by Georgina Waylen

1. Countering the global war on women

   Georgina Waylen

   Gender — Global

   Across the world, women’s rights are increasingly under attack from conservative and populist forces. Defending these rights – through broad democratic alliances and institutional resilience – is critical to safeguarding democracy itself

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   15 July 2025

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