Jennifer M. Piscopo is Professor of Gender and Politics at Royal Holloway University of London. She is also Associate Professor of Politics and Director of the Center for Research and Scholarship at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA. Her research focuses on women’s political representation and gender and elections in Latin America, the United States, and the globe. She has published in over 30 peer-reviewed journals, her public writing commenting on U.S. politic, Latin American politics, and gender and politics has appeared in media outlets across the globe.