Image 11/04/2022 Modern day segregation? Ethnic discrimination on the housing market across neighbourhoods and real estate agencies Abel Ghekiere and Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe investigate whether the types of discriminatory behaviour vary and/or are moderated by three types of contextual factors: (1) dwelling indicators, (2) neighbourhood indicators and (3) real estate agency indicators. Abel Ghekiere and Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe investigate whether the types of discriminatory behaviour vary and/or are moderated by three types of contextual factors: (1) dwelling indicators, (2) neighbourhood indicators and (3) real estate agency indicators. Read more about Modern day segregation?
Image European Social and Population Issues Webinar Series Tue Mar 29 - Wed May 25 Starting from a European perspective different social and population issues with important implications for society will be addressed by national and international scholars. Starting from a European perspective different social and population issues with important implications for society will be addressed by national and international scholars.
Image 17/03/2022 What helped Irish school children cope with learning in lockdown? A recent study by Yekaterina Chzhen (Trinity College Dublin); Jennifer Symonds, Dympna Devine, Seaneen Sloan, Gabriela Martinez Sainz (University College Dublin); Julia Mikolai (University of St Andrews); and Susan Harkness (University of Bristol) investigates primary school children’s self-reported engagement with remote schooling during the Spring 2020 lockdown in Ireland. A recent study by Yekaterina Chzhen (Trinity College Dublin); Jennifer Symonds, Dympna Devine, Seaneen Sloan, Gabriela Martinez Sainz (University College Dublin); Julia Mikolai (University of St Andrews); and Susan Harkness (University of Bristol) investigates primary school children’s self-reported engagement with remote schooling during the Spring 2020 lockdown in Ireland. Read more about What helped Irish school children cope with learning in lockdown?
Image 7th pairfam Interdisciplinary International Conference Wed May 11 - Fri May 13 They are pleased to announce the upcoming international and interdisciplinary conference on “14 Years of pairfam - Résumé and Outlook of the German Family Panel”.
Image 14/03/2022 Green Family Generational Fairness in Climate Change Document Download Population and Policy Brief 34/2022 (361.23 KB) Up to this point, families have not played a significant role in the discussion of the climate crisis. Yet, they play a crucial role in shaping intergenerational relationships – also and especially when it comes to environmental protection and climate-friendly behaviours. Edel, A., Höb, S., Mair, N., Riepl, T., Striessnig, E., Thomas, M. and Vono de Vilhena, D. (2022). Generational Fairness in Climate Change. Population & Policy Compact 34, Berlin: Max Planck Society/Population Europe. Read more about Green Family
Image 14/03/2022 Green Family Generationengerechtigkeit im Klimawandel Document Download Population and Policy Brief 34/2022 (2.29 MB) Familien spielen in umweltpolitischen Diskussionen zur Klimakrise bislang keine herausgehobene Rolle. Dabei sind sie der Ort, an dem intergenerationelle Beziehungen hauptsächlich gestaltet werden – auch und insbesondere in Sachen Umweltschutz. Familien spielen in umweltpolitischen Diskussionen zur Klimakrise bislang keine herausgehobene Rolle. Dabei sind sie der Ort, an dem intergenerationelle Beziehungen hauptsächlich gestaltet werden – auch und insbesondere in Sachen Umweltschutz. Read more about Green Family
Image 09/03/22 New Helpline to support Ukrainian researchers Find information about jobs, fellowships and other opportunities relevant for Ukrainian demographers collected and made accessible in one place Find information about jobs, fellowships and other opportunities relevant for Ukrainian demographers collected and made accessible in one place
Image 01/03/22 New Special Collection on families and assisted reproductive technology Edited by Anne-Kristin Kuhnt and Jasmin Passet-Wittig Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online release a new open-access Special Collection edited by Anne-Kristin Kuhnt and Jasmin Passet-Wittig on the creation of families through the use of assisted reproductive technology. Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online release a new open-access Special Collection edited by Anne-Kristin Kuhnt and Jasmin Passet-Wittig on the creation of families through the use of assisted reproductive technology.
Image Covid-19 and gender equality Tue Apr 26 This lunch hour lecture will investigate the gender gaps in remaining in employment, being furloughed and pay by using the data from four British nationally representative cohort studies a year into the Covid-19 pandemic. This lunch hour lecture will investigate the gender gaps in remaining in employment, being furloughed and pay by using the data from four British nationally representative cohort studies a year into the Covid-19 pandemic.
Image 23/02/2022 Occupation alone is not linked to a higher risk of dying from COVID-19 A new study by Sunnee Billingsley, Maria Brandén, Siddartha Aradhya, Sven Drefahl, Gunnar Andersson and Eleonora Mussino (Stockholm University) examines inequalities in COVID-19 mortality according to working-age individuals’ occupations as well as the indirect effect of occupation on COVID-19 mortality of older individuals with whom they live. A new study by Sunnee Billingsley, Maria Brandén, Siddartha Aradhya, Sven Drefahl, Gunnar Andersson and Eleonora Mussino (Stockholm University) examines inequalities in COVID-19 mortality according to working-age individuals’ occupations as well as the indirect effect of occupation on COVID-19 mortality of older individuals with whom they live. Read more about Occupation alone is not linked to a higher risk of dying from COVID-19