Push Back Lash - Dissemination

*Dissemination

Cartoons

You can browse and download each episode of our Cartoon Series: Let’s Design Equality Together here.

Cartoons and supporting materials are available in English and an additional language depending on the artist.

Publications

1. Lefkofridi, Zoe (ed.) (forthcoming April 2026). Edward Elgar Encyclopedia of Gender and Politics. Edward Elgar Publishing.

ISBN: 978 1 03532 260 2

Read Preface & Introduction by Zoe Lefkofridi.

2. Klaudia Koxha, Zoe Lefkofridi, and Nadine Zwiener-Collins (2025). Government and Opposition on the Road to Accession: Responsibility, Responsiveness and the Salience of Gender Equality. Government and Opposition, 1-23.https://doi.org/10.1017/gov.2025.12

3. Vera Beloshitzkaya, Matilde Ceron and Zoe Lefkofridi (2025) “Gendered Shades of Right? Gender+ Equality Issues in the Economic Right EP2024 Political Agenda.” In: Michael Kaeding, Manuel Müller and Alexander Hoppe (eds) The 2024 European Parliament Elections . The Future of Europe. Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-89455-8_20

4. Hunklinger, M. (2025). ‘Who’s that man?’Gender-based online hate and harassment in the context of the 2024 European Parliament elections in Germany. European Politics and Society, 1-11. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23745118.2025.2576703

5. Vera Beloshitzkaya (2025) “Theorizing and testing the effect of parental conflict resolution modes on youth gender attitudes: evidence from the NLSY79-NLSY79-YA.” Current Psychology (published online ahead of print).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08191-2

6. Alexia Katsanidou and Nils Jungmann (2025) “Rethinking political space in Europe: the modernisation and globalisation dimensions.” Journal of European Public Policy, 1–24.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2025.2501091

7. Margarita Zervoulakou, Rebekka Kesberg and Liza Mügge (2025) “Threat Narratives in Anti-gender Movements’ Online Presence:
A Comparative Analysis between CitizenGo and Europe for Family.” Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science 59 (2), Online: 57-90.

https://doi.org/10.22151/politikon.42025.3

8. Viktoria Jansesberger and Zoe Lefkofridi (2025) “Gender, politics, and the market: evidence from Finland.” European Journal of Politics and Gender (published online ahead of print 2025).
https://doi.org/10.1332/25151088Y2024D000000069

9. Zoe Lefkofridi, Carsten Wegscheider and Nadine Zwiener-Collins (2025) “Gendered dynamics in representation: Examining candidates’ policy congruence with parties and voters.” Party Politics, 0(0).

https://doi.org/10.1177/13540688251332188

10. Lara Zwittlinger, Nadine Zwiener-Collins and Zoe Lefkofridi (2024) “Kognitive Dissonanz aufgrund gelebter Realitäten? Die Auswirkungen der Covid-19-Lockdownpolitik auf Österreichs Geschlechterrollenbilder.” In: Wolfgang Aschauer, Anja Eder und Dimitri Prandner [Hrsg.] Die Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf die österreichische Gesellschaft: Ergebnisse der Längsschnittstudie “Werte in der Krise 2020–2022″, Nomos Verlag, 229-271.
https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748942696-229

11. Zsuzsanna Vidra and Enikő Anna Virágh (2024) “(In)visibilized? Roma in social, family and workfare policy discourses in the authoritarian neoliberal context of Hungary.” International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-08-2024-0373

Infographics

Tracking Gender Equality and EU’s Women’s Empowerment – 1 page color version

Tracking Gender Equality and EU’s Women’s Empowerment – 1 page black and white version

Tracking Gender Equality and EU’s Women’s Empowerment – handouts

Intersectional activism – 1 page color version

Intersectional activism – 1 page black and white version

Intersectional activism – handouts

Effect of anti-gender discourse and counterstrategies

Policy Briefs

No. 1 | Anti-gender backlash in Europe: First findings and recommendations

No. 2 | Attacks against Gender Equality across Time & Space

No. 3 | Mitigating the intersectional impact of COVID-19
English Version | German Version

No. 4 | Anti-gender Violence on Social Media

Podcasts

Episode 1 | Protecting Democracy

Episode 2 | Gender, Democracy, and the Backlash: Insights from Feminist Theory

Episode 3 | Theatre of the Oppressed: Challenging Gender-Based Violence

Episode 4 | What Do Citizens Think About Democracy and Gender Equality?

Episode 5 | Why Do Anti-gender Attitudes Matter Politically?

Gender Cafés

Episode 1 | Future Challenges of the Feminist Movement

Episode 3 | Why Disability Must Be Part of Intersectionality

Episode 2 | Why Gender Equality Is Everyone’s Issue — Even in a Time of Crisis.

Toolkits

Toolkit #1 | Tools of Resistance – Participatory Theatre against the Anti-Gender Backlash: A Toolkit for Universities and NGO’s

This toolkit explores the potential of Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) to empower students and communities to fight against anti-gender backlash.

Toolkit #2 | Resilience in Action – A Toolkit for Feminist Strategies in Times of Backlash

This toolkit is designed for stakeholders active in an organizes civil society. The toolkit targets people who speak about gender and feminism, experience attacks and backlash, and struggle to counter or deal with attacks.