New publication by Ambrosetti (@elelona.bsky.social) & Hans Dietrich:
👉 The recent refugees’ inflow and the life satisfaction of residents in Germany
Open access link:
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
⏳ First review: 23 March
Final deadline: 30 April 2026
🌍 Based abroad? You may be eligible for direct appointment (if in an equivalent position ≥3 years).
Details on equivalences:
mur.gov.it/sites/defaul...
Note: this is a call for expressions of interest (not a formal job ad).
The Department of Statistics at Sapienza University of Rome
invites expressions of interest for faculty positions (TT assistant→full professor).
📊 Demographers especially welcome!
📩 Apply with CV + short research/teaching statement: direzione.dss@uniroma1.it
Subject: “DSS call for interest”
Years of Life Expectancy with Care Needs (YLCN) allow cross-country comparisons of the average years individuals are expected to live in states combining healthcare & social care needs.
👉 New paper by Calderón-Jaramillo, Spijker, @elirenteria.bsky.social, Alves
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
When uncertainty strikes, even a secure environment shakes: the childbearing advantage of secure employment fades once uncertainty enters one’s social context.
👉 New paper by @comochia.bsky.social & @marcoalbertini.bsky.social available on Genus!
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🔥 New paper by Lappegard, Kristensen & Dommermuth
👉 The authors use GGS data to show that reporting difficulties making ends meet is linked to a lower probability of realizing intended first births, net of employment status and income, in Norway.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📣 New paper by @agnese-vitali.bsky.social & M. Juni!
👉 Workplace-based family-friendly policies matter: flexible working arrangements are positively associated with #fertility intentions in Italy
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📣 Check out this new publication:
"Beyond conservative gender roles: exploring the division of paid and unpaid labour among Italian same-sex couples" - by Gioia Geremia & @agnese-vitali.bsky.social
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
New publication by @francescaluppi.bsky.social, Rosina & Testa:
👉 Parenthood and self-fulfilment: does having children matter to Italian young-adults?
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
We are proud to support the Age-It programme, led by Daniele Vignoli florenceups.bsky.social - driving socioeconomic, biomedical, and tech innovation for an inclusive ageing #Italy.
Explore highlights from our latest discussion on health, care, and tech: tinyurl.com/3pjts9ph
Global sequence analysis (1995–2023) of LGB+ rights across 193 countries identifies six distinct paths and suggests that first democratic transition is associated with when and how rights spread - by @lisadevries.bsky.social & @annakarmann.bsky.social
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
❓Do all non-binary people face the same barriers in education? Measuring gender in two dimensions—(1) cis/trans/something else and (2) binary/non-binary—uncovers new educational inequalities.
👉 New paper by @sabiberco.bsky.social available here:
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
How is separation after childbirth linked to the labour earnings trajectories of mothers in Sweden and West Germany? Are there differences by mothers’ socioeconomic position?
👉 New paper by @sschmauk.bsky.social & A.-K. Nylin!
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
🆕 Fresh in GENUS: A novel look at how migration changes what “replacement fertility” really means for European populations - by @nickparr.bsky.social.
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
New evidence from Poland shows fertility fell with education after 1989, but women with strong cultural capital rebounded—highlighting the hidden role of class and culture in family patterns.
👉 New paper by Krzysztof Tymicki!
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
📢 Save the date for the next #WICColloquium!
Alessio Fornasin from the University of Udine: "The circadian rhythm of births and his connections with meteorological factors".
📅 15 October 2025, 11:00-12:00h
📍 PSK Building MR04 (4rd floor) and online via Zoom
🔗 www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/w...
👉Systematic review finds same-sex & different-sex parents show similar mental health, parenting stress & relationship quality. Same-sex parents face more stress related to discrimination and less family help.
@yuxuanjin.bsky.social @denimazrekaj.bsky.social
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
📣 New paper just published:
"The influence of the documentation status on first employment outcomes in the host country: the case of Albanian returnees" - by Thaís García-Pereiro, Anna Paterno & Roberta Pace.
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
📢 Call for submissions for European Population Conference 2026 (3–6 June, Bologna) is open! Organized by EAPS & University of Bologna.
💡 More information: www.eaps.nl/epc/european...
📣 Great news from our community!
👉 @cosmostrozza.bsky.social has been awarded the European Demographer Award 2025 for a promising & upcoming researcher! 🚀
🏆 The prize, promoted by Population Europe, will be presented at the Berlin Demography Days. 👏
🔗 population-europe.eu/network/news...
Despite Spain’s high life expectancy, migrants from Latin America, Asia & Africa are found to have a significant mortality advantage over natives, particularly men.
New paper by @farid-flici.bsky.social, @sergitl.bsky.social & Permanyer available here:
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
Survival inequalities expand in DK by socioeconomic group. New paper by @cosmostrozza.bsky.social, @svigezzi.bsky.social, @juliacalla.bsky.social, @sandrsalek.bsky.social, @ikashnitsky.phd, find that almost 1/4 poor men vs 1/20 rich men die pre-retirement.
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
📢 Applications open for the National PhD Program in Life Course Research!
👉 12 fully funded positions in Demography and Social Statistics, promoting an interdisciplinary approach to studying life courses.
🗓 Deadline: August 7
📍 More info: www.phd-lcr.com
📄 To apply: www.unifi.it/sites/defaul...
The executive summary of the latest @aisp-sis.bsky.social volume "Towards a positive Demography" is now available at @populationeu.bsky.social
Check it out here ⬇️⬇️⬇️
www.population-europe.eu/research/boo...
Parenthood among same-sex couples has changed as policy & social contexts have evolved. Swedish data revealed that same-sex parenting increased over time among women, but remained rare among men.
👉 New paper by Mollborn, @martinkolk.bsky.social & Evertsson
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
How does couples' stress relate to their shared childbearing goals? @karenguzzo.bsky.social, VanBergen, @wendymanning.bsky.social, @clairekampdush.bsky.social use @nchatstudy.bsky.social to find out!
Link to the study #openaccess:
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....
Is there a future for (ML in) #Demography?
Yes 🙂 says Bruno Arpino @brunoarpino.bsky.social
at the “AI meets Humanities & Social Science” Conference in Vienna today.
@mla2s-oeaw.bsky.social
@demographyvienna.bsky.social
@aisp-sis.bsky.social
🇮🇹 Trovate qui sotto la lettera aperta inviata al Presidente dell'Istat, Prof. Francesco Maria Chelli, in merito al tema cruciale dell'accessibilità ai microdati per la #ricerca scientifica nell'ambito degli studi di popolazione 👇
www.google.com/url?q=https:...
Brilliant session about “The Surprises of Population Studies” at #SIS2025 in Genova!
Thanks to speakers and participants for the stimulating discussion! 👏
@karlosj89.bsky.social @florenceups.bsky.social @comochia.bsky.social
👉 New paper by Caltabiano, Meggiolaro & Tocchioni (@florenceups.bsky.social) suggests that parental separation has a strong cultural effect on children’s trajectories to adulthood, especially on the formation of household, but also on economic independence.
🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....