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Green Family Policy Brief
Up to this point, families have not played a significant role in the discussion of the climate crisis. Yet, they play a crucial role in shaping intergenerational relationships – also and especially when it comes to environmental protection and climate-friendly behaviours.

Edel, A., Höb, S., Mair, N., Riepl, T., Striessnig, E., Thomas, M. and Vono de Vilhena, D. (2022). Generational Fairness in Climate Change. Population & Policy Compact 34, Berlin: Max Planck Society/Population Europe.

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Green Family
Familien spielen in umweltpolitischen Diskussionen zur Klimakrise bislang keine herausgehobene Rolle. Dabei sind sie der Ort, an dem intergenerationelle Beziehungen hauptsächlich gestaltet werden – auch und insbesondere in Sachen Umweltschutz.

Familien spielen in umweltpolitischen Diskussionen zur Klimakrise bislang keine herausgehobene Rolle. Dabei sind sie der Ort, an dem intergenerationelle Beziehungen hauptsächlich gestaltet werden – auch und insbesondere in Sachen Umweltschutz.

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Helpline to support Ukranian researchers
Find information about jobs, fellowships and other opportunities relevant for Ukrainian demographers collected and made accessible in one place

Find information about jobs, fellowships and other opportunities relevant for Ukrainian demographers collected and made accessible in one place

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Symposium: Families through assisted reproductive technology - causes, experiences, and consequences in an international context
Edited by Anne-Kristin Kuhnt and Jasmin Passet-Wittig
Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online release a new open-access Special Collection edited by Anne-Kristin Kuhnt and Jasmin Passet-Wittig on the creation of families through the use of assisted reproductive technology.

Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online release a new open-access Special Collection edited by Anne-Kristin Kuhnt and Jasmin Passet-Wittig on the creation of families through the use of assisted reproductive technology.

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Covid-19 and gender equality
Tue Apr 26
This lunch hour lecture will investigate the gender gaps in remaining in employment, being furloughed and pay by using the data from four British nationally representative cohort studies a year into the Covid-19 pandemic.

This lunch hour lecture will investigate the gender gaps in remaining in employment, being furloughed and pay by using the data from four British nationally representative cohort studies a year into the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Two baristas wearing medical mask serving coffee
A new study by Sunnee Billingsley, Maria Brandén, Siddartha Aradhya, Sven Drefahl, Gunnar Andersson and Eleonora Mussino (Stockholm University) examines inequalities in COVID-19 mortality according to working-age individuals’ occupations as well as the indirect effect of occupation on COVID-19 mortality of older individuals with whom they live.

A new study by Sunnee Billingsley, Maria Brandén, Siddartha Aradhya, Sven Drefahl, Gunnar Andersson and Eleonora Mussino (Stockholm University) examines inequalities in COVID-19 mortality according to working-age individuals’ occupations as well as the indirect effect of occupation on COVID-19 mortality of older individuals with whom they live.

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Panel discussion: Families in the Corona Pandemic
Thu Feb 24
"What do families need in the Corona pandemic?" is the question posed by the Scientific Advisory Board for Family Issues at the BMFSFJ and the Ravensburger Verlag Foundation on 24 February in a joint panel discussion.

"What do families need in the Corona pandemic?" is the question posed by the Scientific Advisory Board for Family Issues at the BMFSFJ and the Ravensburger Verlag Foundation on 24 February in a joint panel discussion.

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International Handbook of Population and Environment
This handbook presents a timely and comprehensive overview of theory, data, methods and research findings that connect human population dynamics and environmental context.

This handbook presents a timely and comprehensive overview of theory, data, methods and research findings that connect human population dynamics and environmental context.

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A team of researchers around the globe collaborating on the National Transfer Accounts (NTA) project (www.ntaccounts.org) presents a new comparative study on the impact of global population change on the economy.

A team of researchers around the globe collaborating on the National Transfer Accounts (NTA) project (www.ntaccounts.org) presents a new comparative study on the impact of global population change on the economy.

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