News: International Academic Mobility and Inequalities

International Academic Mobility and Inequalities

Higher education is one of the social fields where inequalities are produced and reproduced. Nevertheless, we still know very little about the ways in which heterogeneities and inequalities have been experienced and interpreted by those involved in international academic mobility.
Are Immigrants Maintaining Fertility Levels of their Home Countries?

Are Immigrants Maintaining Fertility Levels of their Home Countries?

A look at fertility levels of Russians living in Estonia
To help societies in Europe combat their decreasing fertility rates, many see the immigrant populations as a potential solution to help alleviate the situation. However, this is not always reality. In a recent study, Allan Puur and colleagues give some evidence by examining childbearing behaviours of Russians in Estonia.
News: The Effect of Family Formation on the Build-up of Pension Rights Among Minority Ethnic Groups and Native Women in Belgium

The Effect of Family Formation on the Build-up of Pension Rights Among Minority Ethnic Groups and Native Women in Belgium

Authors: Karel Neels, David De Wachter, and Hans Peeters  

Gender penalties in pension outcomes are widely acknowledged and have been documented for majority populations in various settings. A recurring finding is that the gendered impact of family formation on work–care trajectories adversely affects women's accumulation of pension rights over the lifecourse relative to men. Although maternal employment is particularly low in migrant populations, few papers have explicitly addressed pension protection of migrant women. 

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Even Post-Brexit, EU Migrants Are Likely to Stay in the UK

Even Post-Brexit, EU Migrants Are Likely to Stay in the UK

With the Brexit underway, EU migrants in the UK will soon have to make their own decisions about whether to leave or remain in the country under an alternative legal status to the one they previously held. In an environment of uncertainty, with several concrete and yet uncharted options, EU nationals are largely choosing the latter. Curiously, it’s the uncertainty surrounding their future rights to stay which leads them to having more concrete plans.
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