One of many super interesting posters at #AkadSoz25, pitched by one of the authors, @isabelmhabicht.bsky.social. Cc: @gesis.org @evazschirnt.bsky.social

Looking forward to presenting our #meta-analysis on #parenthood #discrimination (joined work with @isabelmhabicht.bsky.social and @jessdaik.bsky.social) at the CEPDISC 2025 conference in Denmark today. Working Paper available at osf.io/preprints/so...

📢 September is conference month! Presenting a new research design at the RCT Workshop on Experiments @ Budapest

💡 Longitudinal data from 20+ countries: Demographer @buber-ennser.bsky.social presents the Generations & Gender Programme at the #openscience festival in Vienna. @osfestivalde.bsky.social @ggp.bsky.social @aussda.bsky.social #OSfestival2025 #GGP #demography

Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:

🙏 Thanks to #ECSR2025 for a great conference! Inspiring to see so much interest in our meta-analysis on parenthood discrimination in hiring. 📄 Preprint: osf.io/preprints/so... 🤝 With @evazschirnt.bsky.social & @jessdaik.bsky.social

#VET students drop out more often when the local economy is good, but what happens with dropouts' wages if such a good local economy turns bad in the following years? If you want to know more, come to my talk in the "Returns to education" session (today 3:30pm, S12) at #ECSR2025!

🚨 New preprint out with @evazschirnt.bsky.social & @jessdaik.bsky.social We tackle a simple but major question: Are parents discriminated against in hiring? Check out our meta-analysis results ⬇️ 👉 Preprint: osf.io/preprints/so... Or join the discussion tomorrow at the #ECSR2025 poster session!

Friends! Inherited Inequality makes its debut Sept 16 🎉 Join me for an open & honest conversation about the power & limits of the two-parent family for improving child outcomes & addressing one of America’s most intractable problems: racial inequality Hope to see you there!

🚨New article w/ @eborbath.bsky.social & Swen Hutter Protest and the rise of left-nationalist challengers: evidence from Germany 📔 Social Movement Studies 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1474... In 2022, Germany faced a cost-of-living crisis. Many expected a “Hot Autumn” of mass protest—but it never happened. Why?

👩‍🎓 Work in Sweden: The Institute for Analytical Sociology offers 2 fully funded PhD positions! liu.se/en/work-at-l...

What do local govts in Switzerland do when they’re unhappy with federal policy but lack formal channels to voice their concerns? They threaten not to clear snow from the roads so federal officials can no longer reach the asylum centers they oppose. Protest as another form of intergovt lobbying!

"Why women leave academia: A longitudinal study of the leaky pipeline in German sociology" new preprint osf.io/preprints/os...

I recently presented at INAS2025 in NYC: “Why women leave academia? A longitudinal study of the leaky pipeline in German sociology” Thanks to @womensforuminas.bsky.social and the INAS attendees for the inspiring exchange, and @europeatharvard.bsky.social for their support! 📝 Preprint👇

⏰ Il vous reste encore quelques jours pour postuler – venez nous rejoindre à l’ @unil.bsky.social ! A few days left to apply for this great PhD opportunity – it would be a privilege to work with you @unil.bsky.social ! polisky @sspunil.bsky.social

We're hiring! Two tenure-track openings for Assistant Professors in Political Science or International Relations. Sharing = 🙏❤️ www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...

If you are in Boston area next Monday, join me next Monday in a very special conversation with former Irish PM Leo Varadkar -- one of the first openly gay heads of government in the world.

That’s a wrap on my poster at #PAA2025 — thank you to everyone who stopped by and shared thoughts on justice perceptions in parental leave decisions! ⚖️👶 Couldn’t make it? You can still check out the preprint here: osf.io/preprints/os...

I’m excited to be participating in the #PAA2025 which will take place from April 2–5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. 🏛️! If you’re attending, feel free to reach out ✉️ — I’d love to connect 🤝

Willing to serve as a #PAA2025 poster discussant? Help foster engagement and deliver feedback to the research presented at the poster sessions. Interested in volunteering, sign up here: form.jotform.com/250658911441...

Just presented my research on gendered (dis)incentives in parental leave entitlements at the “Politics and Social Change” Seminar at Harvard University. Grateful for the insightful discussion! @europeatharvard.bsky.social @uni-wuppertal.bsky.social #Sociology #SocialInequality #GenderInequality

Meet Irene Morlino, one of our Visiting Scholars from @lseir.bsky.social. Join her on Wednesday for a seminar on “EU Humanitarian Aid Between Civil and Military Coordination: An Empirical Analysis.” 🗓️March 26 ⏰ 2:00 - 3:15pm 🔗 ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/...

Interested in #Global Academic Profession? Here is my recent paper on changing productivity classes lifetime - do jumpers-up exist in academic science? Becoming MUCH more productive? DeepDive discussion explains it in 10 mins! Paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1... youtu.be/WcRthYMH-z8?...

New publication alert! My latest article in "Men & Masculinities" is out, co-authored with the brilliant @samdeboise.bsky.social! Open access & ready for you to read. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Exciting new research! 📚✨ My co-authors and I take a fresh look at Germany’s Excellence Initiative—not at the university level (‘elite universities’), but at subject fields within universities. 🏛️🔬 🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Just published! #Attrition and #retention in science. We examine biologists quitting publishing in 38 countries in the past two decades. In a cohort-based and longitudinal way. We follow individuals over time, from their first publication (N = 86 178). febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The BSW is currently at 5.034%. With Germany’s 5% threshold,it’s still uncertain whether they’ll make it into parliament. #btw25 in Boston: The timezone difference makes staying awake easy—esp in such great company @isabelmhabicht.bsky.social @tobiaswille.bsky.social @lennartschuermann.bsky.social

Last week, I spoke with @jenkirby.bsky.social from the Green European Journal about the state of Germany’s climate movement — check out this article to learn what happened to its momentum! 🌍🌳💭✊ www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/what-happene...

Bias that Muslims pose a threat to LGBTQ+ individuals is not strictly a right-wing phenomenon in 🇩🇪🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸, says new study by our Ramón Areces Fellow Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social. @bjpols.bsky.social @fundacionareces.bsky.social ces.fas.harvard.edu/news/2025/02...

Why are some academics so much more productive than others? Main determinant of later productivity: early publications. Also: women publish less mainly due to getting less practice early on. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... in #PLOSONE with @isabelmhabicht.bsky.social and @marklutter345.bsky.social

Publication alert! 🚨 Care at the Crossroads: How Policy Feedback Shaped Competing Feminist Advocacy for Parental Leave Reform in Spain? I promise a fascinating thread on the politics of gender and work in Spain. Don't miss it! 🧵 1/9 doi.org/10.1111/polp...

Meet bertous.bsky.social, one of our Visiting Scholars from vuamsterdam.bsky.social. Join him next week for a seminar on “Selectively (Il)liberal Citizens.” 🗓️Feb 19 ⏰ 2:00 - 3:15pm 🔗 ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/...

Today, Swiss voters rejected the initiative to respect planetary boundaries. I discussed on TV with @bluetschortsch.bsky.social how even failed initiatives can shape the agenda—and how 🇨🇭 direct democracy is less “direct” than often assumed, with only 0.8% of all rules decided at the ballot polisky

🌍 Hello, Bluesky! Excited to be here & looking forward to the exchange! I’m a social scientist currently at CES, Harvard (@europeatharvard.bsky.social), researching labor markets, higher ed, gender inequality & family policies. Let’s connect! 🚀 #Sociology #SocialInequality #GenderInequality #Policy