Barbara J Risman
@drbjrisman.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology, UIC. Co-Founder, the Writing Guides (thewritingguides.org). Fellow at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Institute for Advanced Study (Germany) in 2025. See more at www.barbararisman.com. Gender scholar
My public comment on the proposal to politicze the National Science Foundation, as well as cut all funding to the study of gender, race and other forms of inequality! Make your own statement now.... deadline July 13th at 11?59 ET.... scholars.org/contribution...
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Dear Mr. Vought:
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My newest Psychology Today column....what does the banning of transgender girls from girls' teams mean for all athletes? www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/gend...
What Will Banning Transgirls From Sports Mean for Other Girls?
Personal Perspective: Banning transgender girls from girls' sports threatens the privacy and bodily autonomy of all girls.
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My new column. Our writing has different strengths and weaknesses over our careers. We get better in many ways, but develop new problems as we become senior scholars. My main advice for this month: take some time to enjoy nature! thewritingguides.org/the-writing-... @asanews.bsky.social
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New column where I tell you about historian Stephanie Coontz new not to be missed book about the history, challenges, and future of marriage. Read all about it below. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/gend...
For Better and Worse: Talking About the Future of Marriage
Coontz's new book "For Better and Worse" shows us how much we can learn from history about the future of marriage.
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Inspiring National Convening of Scholars Strategy Network. Learned so much at plenaries! Met so many interesting scholars. #SSNConvrning
Why would anyone need a writing guide in the age of AI? Read my newest column to find out... thewritingguides.org/the-writing-... @Academicsky @asanews.bsky.social @asastudentforum.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social @scholars.org @scholarsandwriters.com @uic
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Why Would Anyone Need a Writing Guide in the Age of AI? June 9, 2026 The best research and important scientific evidence is only as good as how it is communicated. The most important findings in t…
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The Writing Guides is accepting new clients! Do you need help to overcome writer's block? Perhaps you have a paper that needs a major structural overhaul, or you want help making your writing elegant? Reach out at thewritingguides@gmail.com This month's newsletter at bit.ly/WGNewOpportunities
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The Writing Guides is accepting new clients! Do you need help to overcome writer's block? Perhaps you have a paper that needs a major structural overhaul, or you want help making your writing elegant? Reach out at thewritingguides@gmail.com This month's newsletter at bit.ly/WGNewOpportunities
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Just in case you missed my announcement last week. The Writing Guides is back, new and improved! @asanews.bsky.social @sociologicalsci.bsky.social @thephdplace.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @theadhdacademic.bsky.social bit.ly/TheWritingGuides
Introducing The Writing Guides! We offer workshops, retreats, and mentoring to support scholars in building strong, sustainable academic careers. Offering consulting and editing services. Read our most recent newsletter: bit.ly/TheWritingGuides 📩
Here's my new column on Psychology Today....why we need Women's History Month more now than ever... www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/gend...
Women's History Month: More Necessary Now Than Ever
Personal Perspective: Why should we celebrate Women's History Month when so much progress seems to be in peril? Because knowing history is essential for a better future.
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My new column from the Writing Guides! How to get over the semester hump, and back on track writing.... Try some extrinsic or intrinsic reward strategies...@academicsky @asanews.bsky.social @sociologicalsci.bsky.social thewritingguides.org/the-writing-guides-blog/
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March Madness Brings us Halfway Thru the Semester: Getting Over the Hump! March 16, 2026 It’s hump time; you are now coming up to, or just slipped past, the halfway mark of your semester. While …
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
If you know any UIC students, pass this on. The opportunity to study in Amsterdam this summer. 6 credits for barely more than it costs to earn them living in Chicago! Scholarships available...
A interesting, important, blog by my friend and colleague sociologist Donald Tomaskovic-Devey. Increasing inequality, political instability.... and what comes next? blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
Let’s just face it, big firms got us into this mess
Rising income inequality has ravaged working class families in the US. Political parties are partly to blame. But what about the role of big firms?
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A column from thewritingguides. Take time to reflect on success. What's your career goal? You can't get somewhere if you don't know the desired destination! @academic-chatter.bsky.social @thephdplace.bsky.social @sociologymag.bsky.social @wrtrstat.bsky.social thewritingguides.org/the-writing-...
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Kicking off the New Year & New Semester With a Field Goal: Or At Least a Reflection On Your Goals! January 19, 2026 January is not only the start of a new semester, but it’s the start of a New …
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My newest column from @thewritingguides.org for academic writers, students and faculty. Take time to reflect on your destination because you cannot get there if you don't know where you want to go..... thewritingguides.org/the-writing-... #Academicsky #sociology @sociology
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Kicking off the New Year & New Semester With a Field Goal: Or At Least a Reflection On Your Goals! January 19, 2026 January is not only the start of a new semester, but it’s the start of a New …
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My toughts on what social policies we need for families in 2026 www.deseret.com/politics/202...
Family-friendly policies for 2026? Many would put money in family pockets
Deseret News asked a variety of family experts for suggestions on policies to help families.
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‼️ Check out our new brief report: More Than Postpartum: Tracking Differences in the Arc of Maternal Depression Across Liberal Welfare Regimes New research shows that both national policies and personal resources shape postpartum depression recovery. 🔗 bit.ly/4aKzw0n
Very smart essay by @philipncohen.com on why you needn’t worry about the dropping birth rate. newrepublic.com/article/2040...
What If Both Sides in the Birth Rate Debate Are Wrong?
The right wants to steer women away from work and toward motherhood. The left wants to provide them with more state support so it’s easier to have children. We should refuse this choice.
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Come join me in my capacity as a Writing Guide at the Work/Family Research Network conference in Montreal next June. Ingo and registration below
WFRN.bsky.social@wfrn.bsky.social · 8mo agoRegister now for WFRN.bsky.social Conference Professional Development Writing Workshops on 6/17 at the WFRN 2026 conference - designed to help graduate students and early-career scholars develop the skills to be productive writers as well as researchers. wfrn.org/news/opportu... #WFRN2026
My newest blig for @thewritingguides. What to do over winter vacation? Take a break. A real one. You deserve it. We all do! #academicsky thewritingguides.org/the-writing-...
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Winding Down Writing (and Everything Else) for 2025 December 2, 2025 It’s that time of year again. Thanksgiving break is behind us, and a marathon of grading is just beginning. And for many o…
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My new column in Psych Today. Watch out for the gray area of sexual consent. New book by Myers and Wallace, Exploiting, Enduring and Resisting Ambiguous Sexual Consent in the Grey Area: Taking It. Have a Merry, Consensual Christmas | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/gend...
Have a Merry, Consensual Christmas
Personal Perspective: Even during the holidays, it's not always clear when sexual activity is unwanted. Sometimes it isn't black and white but grey.
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The Category X research Team speaking on our cross-national project on the realities of life for non-binary people in the US, Spain, Italy and Australia at the University of Valencia.
My newest blog from The Writing Guides. Your writing, your science, matters! Keep it up, no matter what. Writing is resistance. #AcademicChatter #Phdchat #academicsky #phdsky thewritingguides.org/the-writing-...
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Writing as Resistance November 3, 2025 We live in unprecedented times. A good friend and colleague once strongly advised me to keep my writing blogs entirely apolitical. After all, ther…
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My newest column in Psychology Today. The East Wing and Women's History Matter | @academic-chatter.bsky.social #Academicsky www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/gend...
The East Wing and Women's History Matter
Why does destroying the East Wing matter to women?
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New column for academic writers: you will be more successful if you remind yourself why your topic is important. thewritingguides.org/the-writing-... #AcademicSky @thephdplace.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social @ccfamilies.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social
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