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Daycare centers and schools closed, little support for childcare outside the home, and frequent remote work from home: this situation during the first COVID-19 wave in the spring of 2020 led to a significant increase in stress and exhaustion in Germany, especially among mothers of young children living in partnerships. Read more about COVID-19 Lockdown in Germany Image 27/07/2022 LGBTQ+, Single or Past age 35: Non-traditional families’ fertility and the law By Agnese Vitali Singles, heterosexual couples above a certain age and same-sex couples, though in different guises, can experience forms of discrimination in accessing parenting rights or services. Singles, heterosexual couples above a certain age and same-sex couples, though in different guises, can experience forms of discrimination in accessing parenting rights or services. Read more about LGBTQ+, Single or Past age 35: Non-traditional families’ fertility and the law Image 15/07/2022 Longevity Increases in Europe: Longer and Healthier Lives? By Iñaki Permanyer and Octavio Bramajo Permanyer and Bramajo explore the extent to which the increases in longevity recorded in Europe over the last 30 years have had parallel gains in years in good health (which is to say, ‘adding life to years’) or in bad health (‘adding years to life’). Read more about Longevity Increases in Europe: Longer and Healthier Lives? Image 20/05/2022 Policy priorities on gender equality. What should policymakers focus on? By Elina Kilpi-Jakonen Awareness of gender inequalities is on the rise in Europe, and much has been done to promote gender equal societies. However, there is still much to be done. What should policymakers focus on? Read more about Policy priorities on gender equality. What should policymakers focus on? Image 11/05/2022 Can the EU Attract Skills and Talent? By Jackline Wahba Jackline Wahba reflects on the recent Communication from the European Commission looking at attracting skills and talent to the EU and discusses its strengths and shortcomings. Jackline Wahba reflects on the recent Communication from the European Commission looking at attracting skills and talent to the EU and discusses its strengths and shortcomings. Read more about Can the EU Attract Skills and Talent? Image 17/03/2022 How will we live together in a society growing older and more diverse? The link between population diversity, social inequality and health By Fanny Kluge How can we design a society that is considered to be driven by fairness and social cohesion and which is more crisis-resilient? Read more about How will we live together in a society growing older and more diverse? The link between population diversity, social inequality and health Image 11/03/2022 From mothers to daughters: Gender equality through intergenerational lens By Sergi Vidal and Philipp Lersch In a study we published at the journal Demography with our colleagues Marita Jacob and Karsten Hank, we investigated intergenerational dynamics in women's life courses considering both societal and within-family processes. In a study we published at the journal Demography with our colleagues Marita Jacob and Karsten Hank, we investigated intergenerational dynamics in women's life courses considering both societal and within-family processes. Read more about From mothers to daughters: Gender equality through intergenerational lens Image 15/02/2022 Population Change and the Economy: results from a global comparative project By Fanny Kluge A team of researchers around the globe collaborating on the National Transfer Accounts (NTA) project (www.ntaccounts.org) presents a new comparative study on the impact of global population change on the economy. A team of researchers around the globe collaborating on the National Transfer Accounts (NTA) project (www.ntaccounts.org) presents a new comparative study on the impact of global population change on the economy. Read more about Population Change and the Economy: results from a global comparative project Image 11/02/2022 Use of parental leave improves mental health of migrant fathers By Helena Honkaniemi & Sol Pía Juárez (Stockholm University) The authors investigate the mental health consequences of a Swedish fathers’ leave reform, the 1995 Father’s quota. The authors investigate the mental health consequences of a Swedish fathers’ leave reform, the 1995 Father’s quota. Read more about Use of parental leave improves mental health of migrant fathers Image 10/12/2021 Depopulation trends in Europe: what do we know about it? Highlights from Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital's Conference on the Causes and Consequences of Depopulation This policy insight brings in a nutshell some of the key highlights of rich and varied contributions from numerous scholars, disciplines, geographies and socio-cultural as well as political contexts beyond those of industrialised European countries. This policy insight brings in a nutshell some of the key highlights of rich and varied contributions from numerous scholars, disciplines, geographies and socio-cultural as well as political contexts beyond those of industrialised European countries. Read more about Depopulation trends in Europe: what do we know about it? 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Image 02/09/2022 COVID-19 Lockdown in Germany The Mental Health of Young Mothers Suffers Daycare centers and schools closed, little support for childcare outside the home, and frequent remote work from home: this situation during the first COVID-19 wave in the spring of 2020 led to a significant increase in stress and exhaustion in Germany, especially among mothers of young children living in partnerships. Daycare centers and schools closed, little support for childcare outside the home, and frequent remote work from home: this situation during the first COVID-19 wave in the spring of 2020 led to a significant increase in stress and exhaustion in Germany, especially among mothers of young children living in partnerships. Read more about COVID-19 Lockdown in Germany
Image 27/07/2022 LGBTQ+, Single or Past age 35: Non-traditional families’ fertility and the law By Agnese Vitali Singles, heterosexual couples above a certain age and same-sex couples, though in different guises, can experience forms of discrimination in accessing parenting rights or services. Singles, heterosexual couples above a certain age and same-sex couples, though in different guises, can experience forms of discrimination in accessing parenting rights or services. Read more about LGBTQ+, Single or Past age 35: Non-traditional families’ fertility and the law
Image 15/07/2022 Longevity Increases in Europe: Longer and Healthier Lives? By Iñaki Permanyer and Octavio Bramajo Permanyer and Bramajo explore the extent to which the increases in longevity recorded in Europe over the last 30 years have had parallel gains in years in good health (which is to say, ‘adding life to years’) or in bad health (‘adding years to life’). Read more about Longevity Increases in Europe: Longer and Healthier Lives?
Image 20/05/2022 Policy priorities on gender equality. What should policymakers focus on? By Elina Kilpi-Jakonen Awareness of gender inequalities is on the rise in Europe, and much has been done to promote gender equal societies. However, there is still much to be done. What should policymakers focus on? Read more about Policy priorities on gender equality. What should policymakers focus on?
Image 11/05/2022 Can the EU Attract Skills and Talent? By Jackline Wahba Jackline Wahba reflects on the recent Communication from the European Commission looking at attracting skills and talent to the EU and discusses its strengths and shortcomings. Jackline Wahba reflects on the recent Communication from the European Commission looking at attracting skills and talent to the EU and discusses its strengths and shortcomings. Read more about Can the EU Attract Skills and Talent?
Image 17/03/2022 How will we live together in a society growing older and more diverse? The link between population diversity, social inequality and health By Fanny Kluge How can we design a society that is considered to be driven by fairness and social cohesion and which is more crisis-resilient? Read more about How will we live together in a society growing older and more diverse? The link between population diversity, social inequality and health
Image 11/03/2022 From mothers to daughters: Gender equality through intergenerational lens By Sergi Vidal and Philipp Lersch In a study we published at the journal Demography with our colleagues Marita Jacob and Karsten Hank, we investigated intergenerational dynamics in women's life courses considering both societal and within-family processes. In a study we published at the journal Demography with our colleagues Marita Jacob and Karsten Hank, we investigated intergenerational dynamics in women's life courses considering both societal and within-family processes. Read more about From mothers to daughters: Gender equality through intergenerational lens
Image 15/02/2022 Population Change and the Economy: results from a global comparative project By Fanny Kluge A team of researchers around the globe collaborating on the National Transfer Accounts (NTA) project (www.ntaccounts.org) presents a new comparative study on the impact of global population change on the economy. A team of researchers around the globe collaborating on the National Transfer Accounts (NTA) project (www.ntaccounts.org) presents a new comparative study on the impact of global population change on the economy. Read more about Population Change and the Economy: results from a global comparative project
Image 11/02/2022 Use of parental leave improves mental health of migrant fathers By Helena Honkaniemi & Sol Pía Juárez (Stockholm University) The authors investigate the mental health consequences of a Swedish fathers’ leave reform, the 1995 Father’s quota. The authors investigate the mental health consequences of a Swedish fathers’ leave reform, the 1995 Father’s quota. Read more about Use of parental leave improves mental health of migrant fathers
Image 10/12/2021 Depopulation trends in Europe: what do we know about it? Highlights from Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital's Conference on the Causes and Consequences of Depopulation This policy insight brings in a nutshell some of the key highlights of rich and varied contributions from numerous scholars, disciplines, geographies and socio-cultural as well as political contexts beyond those of industrialised European countries. This policy insight brings in a nutshell some of the key highlights of rich and varied contributions from numerous scholars, disciplines, geographies and socio-cultural as well as political contexts beyond those of industrialised European countries. Read more about Depopulation trends in Europe: what do we know about it?