Xiaoxia Huang

Welcome! I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from Syracuse University. In Fall 2026, I will join the Department of Political Science at Louisiana State University as an Assistant Professor.

My research focuses on gender and bureaucracy in China. On the gender side, I examine the institutional barriers that shape women’s entry into and advancement within Chinese politics and bureaucracy, as well as the substantive effects of gender representation in China. On the bureaucracy side, I study the allocation of public sector jobs, with particular attention to how bureaucratic reforms and political connections influence access to public sector employment and the distribution of state positions.

My research has been supported by the Empirical Study of Gender Research Network (EGEN) and the Carrie Chapman Catt Prize.

For more information, please see my CV(PDF).