Why are fewer young adults in Poland forming couples — and how is that linked to falling fertility? 🧵 Preliminary research by Alina Pavelea (LabFam UW) shows that even among equally educated men & women, deeply different views on gender roles create a major relationship barrier.

Planet vs. Parenthood? When the future feels apocalyptic, family planning becomes a moral dilemma? We show that more climate change news + feeling you’re not doing enough = fewer first births #ClimateAnxiety #Fertility #UKHLS #Popdays2025 @amatysiak.bsky.social & @florenceups.bsky.social

Take a look at this invitation and join us, registering at the link below m.youtube.com/watch?v=dlNH...

Happy to share the results of our experiment on #PAA2025 with Anna Kurowska and @amatysiak.bsky.social . For childless females, reproductive rights outweigh even job and housing stability in shaping fertility intentions ❗️ @labfam.bsky.social #FertilityIntentions #ReproductiveRights

Poster session 04 at #PAA2025: there’s our poster about Climate change narratives and fertility in the UK - by Ewa Weychert, Vignoli & @amatysiak.bsky.social @labfam.bsky.social Come and say hi! 👋

How does job creation and destruction shape fertility rates? Our latest podcast unpacks a study by Chen Luo and Ewa Jarosz labfer.uw.edu.pl/publications... (2008–2020) from Germany, revealing how labor market shifts impact family decisions.

Proud to share our latest research paper - Job creation, job destruction, and fertility in Germany by @chenluo.bsky.social and Ewa Jarosz

How does work autonomy shape fertility decisions in the UK? 🤔 📊 Using UKHLS (2009–2019) data, we find: No link for men. Highly educated women: + for second child, - for motherhood. Less educated women: Mixed results. Dive into the complexities of work, family, & social stratification.

Jeżeli jeszcze komuś w grudniowo-styczniowym ferworze umknęło - 🎓 serdecznie polecamy wywiad Prof. @amatysiak.bsky.social założycielki i szefowej LabFAM Faculty of Economic Sciences dla NCN, w którym podzieliła się badaniami na temat demografii, rynku pracy i decyzji prokreacyjnych w Polsce.

📢 How do structural labour market changes impact gender equality? 🎥 Our video explores research on earnings potential for women in Europe as social tasks rise in demand. ✨ Launching new series—short videos unpacking key findings! 🔗 tinyurl.com/442r236n #GenderEquality

Introducing the LabFam Podcast Series – take a 4 - minute break from the holiday hustle, grab a cup of tea, and tune in to our debut episode 👉Mothers’ Parenting Behaviours, Strain, Enjoyment and Subsequent Childbearing youtu.be/BCNaG2eNYdM?...

Congratulations @honoratabogusz.bsky.social ! Hard work of our #LabFam brings meaningful results, with impact in academia and beyond!

🌍 Anna Kurowska, Vice-head of the #LabFam Proudly Representing #LabFam at the 8th KOSTAT-UNFPA Global Symposium on Low Fertility and Ageing in Seoul! We are incredibly proud of this opportunity to contribute to global dialogue in Seoul, joining academics, policymakers & international organisations.

Exciting ! Our #LabFam team member Ewa Cukrowska-Torzewska is presenting at the Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2024 in Vienna at the iconic Austrian Academy of Sciences. 📍 Topic: Second births in 11 EU countries & US: Role of institutions. 🌍👶 #DelayedReproduction #Demography

Within #ERC grant led by Head of #LabFam Anna Matysiak we developed LabFam Individual Biographies (LIB): open science project that harmonizes family and employment histories from longitudinal databases from several countries.

Hello Bluesky! Here at #LabFam Our major aim is to conduct high quality rigorous research on interdependencies between economic activity of individuals and their family life in a comparative cross-national perspective