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Author: Mona Lena Krook

Mona Lena Krook is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Women & Politics Ph.D. Program. She is also the author of Violence Against Women in Politics (Oxford University Press, 2020), a new book exploring violence against politically active women worldwide.
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Gendered Violence and the Attack on the U.S. Capitol

An Attack on Women in Congress Is an Attack on All of Us

Mona Lena Krook

The vandalism and thefts targeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during last week’s Capitol riots sought to assail her position as one of the most powerful women in American politics.

Demeaning Pelosi in sexist ways—and treating symbols of her power as trophies—seeks to communicate the message that women are illegitimate political actors.

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