New paper by Usala, Lombardi & @andreapriulla.bsky.social 🖥️ Italy is seeing a surge in online university enrolment, including among recent graduates. The paper explores how this choice impacts dropout risks for diverse student groups. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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...

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....

Socioeconomic inequalities in survival to retirement age in Denmark: a register-based analysis - Genus

Around the world, people are increasingly living to older ages. This challenges the sustainability of the pension systems. In Denmark, statutory retirement age increases gradually to account for chang...

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📢 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 PhD program in Life Course Research will train a new generation of highly skilled scholars relying on an evidence-based approach, with a strong emphasis on quantitative methods and data analysis.

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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....

Recent trends in parenthood in Swedish same- and different-sex legal unions: emerging gender and socioeconomic differences - Genus

Parentalization, or becoming a parent and being legally and socially recognized as such, has long been constrained for sexual minorities. Although many studies have examined the outcomes of children o...

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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:...

Lettera aperta al Presidente dell’Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT), Prof. Francesco Maria Chelli - AISP

Accessibilità ai microdati per la ricerca scientifica nell’ambito degli studi di popolazione Egregio Presidente, a nome dell’Associazione Italiana per gli Studi di Popolazione (AISP), Le scriviamo all...

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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....