Photo of the speaker smiling with autumnal trees in the background and seminar details on green background. Abortion Access in the POst-Dobbs Era. Chae Kim, Cornell University. Tuesday 12 May 2026 11:00 (EDT)/ 16:00 (BST)/ 17:00 (CEST). Website link in main post.

Join us for the next online FemQuant seminar on 12 May, when Chae Kim will present her paper "Abortion Access in the Post-Dobbs Era: Measuring the Effect of Abortion Bans on Distance to Clinics". More information and link to sign up: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...

I just want to hug my children again.. Subject: Support me in securing the funds needed to reunite with my children from Gaza.

Help Faten Sweedan to reunite with her family and to fund her MRes, the next step in her ambitions to do a PhD

As the crowdfunder for the first radical bookshop icon Newcastle for 40 years gets closer to the end I’m making the bold move of calling on all the academics I sort of vaguely know and also those I don’t to share the link for our crowdfunder: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/booksfromb...

HIGHLY recommend this to anyone wanting to expand their critical understanding of epistemic injustice. I attended a preview lecture by Zara and learned so much, got great reading recs, sparkly patter, and a new framework!
10/10 would recommend ❤️

If you're an early career researcher using population studies data to look at digital tech and social media use among children and teens the next @closer-uk.bsky.social Emerging Longitudinal Scholars Symposium is for you!
closer.ac.uk/news-opinion...

Picture of a colourful book on a grey train table. The book is ‘The Incendiaries’ by RO Kwon

@abortionbookclub.bsky.social is back on the 15th! We’re (re)reading The Incendiaries by RO Kwon- sign up & come along for pro-abo chats (& we don’t even require you to have read the book!) www.otherabortionstories.space/2026

Borders, Citizenship, and Pregnancy Borders, Citizenship, and Pregnancy - Migrant Women’s Experiences of Pregnancy and Maternity Care in the UK; Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. How do immigration policies shap...

I wrote a book about migrant women's experiences of pregnancy and maternity care in England. And the e-book is open access! bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/borders-citi...

Demography of menopause @bspsuk.bsky.social 2026! The strand on "Women's health: Beyond maternal mortality" will host a special session on #menopause. Submit your works 👇until April 17 (5pm UK time)

Call for papers: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

The analog teaching and learning trend, disability, and access friction Thinking about how recent interest in lower-tech teaching and learning can engage with accessibility

Some thoughts about the emerging "back to analog" trend in teaching. I admit I'm somewhat intrigued by some of these ideas, and I add my own questions on how we can explore this in a way that includes a robust rather than cursory engagement w/accessibility
beyondthescope.substack.com/p/the-analog...

I won an Emma Goldman Award! Trans feminist scholar Dr Ruth Pearce honoured with prestigious Emma Goldman AwardScene Magazine In January, I received an unexpected message. And at first, I thought I was being scammed. Actually,…

I wrote a post about the extremely unexpected award I received recently, and the context in which I received it. From the stress, exhaustion, and overwhelm of academia, to the power and joy of social movements and coming together with other women.

Working on a powerpoint slide deck about abortion in NJ. I tried the "designer" option, and it suggested a background photo of an infant. This is definitely new and suggests some strong bias in the AI behind it.

New harmonized fertility data across four British longitudinal cohort studies (1946–90) show consistency with national statistics – opening up new possibilities for cross-generation research on fertility & family life in Britain. @clscohorts.bsky.social
www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...

Resist the temptation to address society-wide problems with individual solutions.

At best, they isolate and exhaust everyone who cares until many of them abandon the cause. At worst, they reinforce the very problem we wanted to solve.

Pronatalism, a Conversation with Nandita Bajaj and Michele Goodwin Shoshanna Ehlich interviews Nandita Bajaj and Michele Goodwin about pronatalism.

When billionaires warn that “civilization” will end if women have fewer children, we should ask: Whose civilization? Our guests Nandita Bajaj and @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social connect Musk-style panic to white nationalism, eugenics, and patriarchal control.

📢 Call for Papers: Special Issue of Frontiers focusing on feminist quantitative research methods. Editors invite papers that examine the connections between feminist research, quantitative methods, intersectionality, and epistemology. Deadline for extended abstract: 15 March 2026.

The latest FemQuant Newsletter is out now!

📣 Registration for our Feminist Demography pre-conference workshop at #PAA2026 is now live!

🔎 Learn more: www.feministdemography.org/event-list
📝 Register: tinyurl.com/ktsh4b3s
🎤 Submit a flash talk: tinyurl.com/z3napf3a

Please share widely!

Do I know anyone who is a) going to RGS this year and 2) would agree be on a panel for my book Borders, Citizenship, and Pregnancy?

You would get my undying gratitude, and a free copy of my book! Please share!
#AcademicSky
@isameier.bsky.social @jonnydarling.bsky.social @bordercrim.bsky.social

Coming up next week and there’s still time to sign up to join the conversation!

Home - Not in our name Not In our Name: Women in support of the trans+community

85k before the weekend folks for the excellent @nionwomen.bsky.social? You might have questions or concerns about sharing spaces, but hopefully you’ll look at what’s happening in the world (hello USA 🇺🇸) and conclude there is a more compassionate way. Sign and share here: notinourname.org.uk

Positionality statements are relevant for all research Madeleine Pownall and Sebastian Cordoba make the case for reflexivity and positionality statements as important in all kinds of research Madeleine Pownall and Sebastian Cordoba make the case for refle...

Reflexivity and Positionality Statements in Quantitative Research

"Choices about research questions, data sources, analytical techniques, and interpretation are all influenced by researchers’ epistemological commitments, their lived experiences..."

By @maddipow.bsky.social & @scordoban.bsky.social

Seminar listing with two speech bubbles in pale teal on a swirly grey background. A conversation with FemDem, Feminist Demography Collective. Tuesday 3 March 2026, 10:00 (EST)/ 15:00 (GMT)/ 16:00 (CET)

Join us for a conversation with @feministdemography.bsky.social on 3 March 2026. Online, free and open to all. More info and link to sign up: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...

FemQuant Seminar: Deroutinization of Labor and Second Birth in West Germany YouTube video by FemQuant

Thanks to everyone who joined us last week for @honoratabogusz.bsky.social's #FemQuantSeminar presentation and discussion on the Deroutinization of Labor and Second Birth in West Germany! For anyone who missed it, or might want to watch the presentation again, the recording is now available!

For the second year, BSPS @bspsuk.bsky.social will host a session on queer demography!

It focuses on LGBTQIA+ populations, experiences, and demographic processes (e.g. dating, families, health).
Questions? Contact @mortenkthomsen.bsky.social or me.

Please share!
www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Explore queerness, migration & heritage with Imogen Patel in a Design Your Own Identity Postcard workshop. Define how you wish to be seen — send the postcard to yourself or someone else.

📍 Part of our Queer Migration Stories pop-up at the Royal Maritime Museum’s Fierce Queens evening.

People seem to completely lose their social filters when it comes to repro curiosity

We very intentionally launched S.A.F.E. on Valentine's Day because we know that helping people access safe abortions is an act of radical compassion and love. Happy birthday to us!

Destination: Love 💌 🗺️

People migrate for many reasons — safety, family, and new beginnings. Today, we’re sharing a few story discs shared by visitors that remind us how often love is the lead. Swipe to read. #Valentines

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Dr David Davies holds his book „The Regulation of Gender Stereotypes in Advertising“ which he discussed at the SEI book launch

Dr David Davies of the University of Sussex with members of the audience at his book launch

Yesterday, SEI hosted David Davies for the launch of his new monograph ‚The Regulation of Gender Stereotypes in Advertising‘: www.routledge.com/The-Regulati...