Why are women still underrepresented in STEM—despite major policy efforts? And what does this mean for gender pay gaps? • Gender pay gaps are largest outside STEM • Gaps are smallest in physics, engineering and computer science (PECS)—when parenthood is delayed or absent doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

We then moved to Paris to join the 'Third Generation and Beyond' workshop at Ined to meet researchers doing work on third-generation individuals with a migrant background. Great research, engaging discussions, and promising connections.

We are very happy to start the RFBerlin Migration Forum with Leah Boustan as our first keynote speaker, presenting “Where are the Streets of Gold? Comparing Immigrant Assimilation in the US and Europe”. #MigrationForum

So pleased my article on geo-coding addresses of 121 million + people in British censuses 1851-1911 is now out with Historical Methods! #openaccess - map any census info (ages, occupations, birthplaces etc) by address - link census to other spatial datasets Get the code and data 👇

What drives social mobility over time? Arash Nekoei has received a 1,8M EUR ERC grant to uncover the patterns and drivers of mobility, inequality, and growth using unique Swedish historical data and models. 🌍 #SocialMobility #ERC www.su.se/english/news...

Using TeO2 data in “Which Degree for Which Occupation,” @rosaweber.bsky.social @mathieuferry.bsky.social & @mathieuichou.bsky.social find immigrants are most likely to experience overeducation while descendants exp. vertical mismatch similar to that of natives. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

New paper! We ask whether social capital contributes to the labour market disadvantages of descendants of immigrants. Examining access to, use of, and returns to social capital, we find that it is not the main driver of disadvantage. Joint work with @rosaweber.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...

Excited to share my latest published research article, which is also the last part of my PhD thesis! Migrant women rely more heavily on their formal education than on social contacts in locating work, whereas contacts assist low-educated migrant men in securing work. For more: 10.33134/njmr.664

📣📣Don't miss this webinar on innovations in data infrastructure for the longitudinal study of international migration! 📆 March 7th 2024, 15:00-16:30 CET More info and registrations: iussp.org/en/innovatio... @svidal.bsky.social @rosaweber.bsky.social @akbaritabar.bsky.social

In "Immigrant–native pay gap driven by lack of access to high-paying jobs", we show that sorting of immigrant-background workers into lower-paying jobs on average accounts for about 4/5th of immigrant–native earnings difference Our WP led by @aresherman.bsky.social is out: osf.io/preprints/so...

CREST Sociology is HIRING! Tenure track or associate professor level, open field! Deadline January 31, 2023! Details here: crest.science/wp-content/u...

How common is non-standard work amongst parents, and whether its negative consequences are further transmitted to their children ? New paper by Bastian Betthäuser, Nhat An Trinh & Anette Eva Fasang, around children's education in Germany academic.oup.com/esr/advance-... @betthaeuser.bsky.social

I am happy to share that I received a grant from the Swedish Research Council for a three-year project (4.8 SEK). We will examine how workplace and neighbourhood segregation shape the employment trajectories of refugees and their children in Sweden.

Our research on ethnolinguistic groups in Finland was featured in the biggest Swedish-speaking newspaper Hufvudstadbladet @AboAkademi @Sociologi_SU @hblwebb.