Understanding inequality and how it impacts the lives of young adults
In Episode 6 of Series 2 of our podcast, we talk with Professor Anette Fasang from Humboldt University and Professor Silke Aisenbrey from Yeshiva University about their research looking at how inequality plays out in the parallel work and lives Continue Reading …
by Chris Garrington New research from the Equal Lives project suggests initiatives to support disadvantaged families should focus on supporting job success rather than on marriage guidance. Government programmes which have targeted individual families to support relationship stability may Continue Reading …
Research from the Equal Lives project has shown that family lives have become more complex in the Nordic countries. It also shows a moderate increase in employment instability among the youngest generations across most countries. It is a common perception Continue Reading …
Equal Lives research uses new method to see whether employment life-courses converge after reunification in the former East Germany and West Germany. Assessing and analysing the different paths that groups of people follow in life and comparing these in a Continue Reading …
New DIAL Working Paper from Equal Lives shows Jewish Israeli women have access to more advantaged lives than their Palestinian counterparts New Equal Lives research examining the work and family life courses of young Jewish and Palestinian Israeli women shows Continue Reading …
Research from Anette Fasang and Silke Aisenbrey sheds further light on the gender and race inequalities facing people who are combining work and looking after a family. Continue Reading …
Did millennials really experience more unstable and precarious life courses compared to the baby boomers, as is frequently assumed? Zachary Van Winkle blogs on early findings from the Equal Lives project. Continue Reading …
We know that work lives of women are much more complex than men in the UK. While men generally work full-time, women often move in and out of labour market, and between part-time (PT) and full-time (FT) work. How these Continue Reading …
Members of the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Science and Policy were briefed this week on why equality between men and women is key to tackling income inequality, particularly between families with children. Equal Lives principal investigator Susan Harkness told the Continue Reading …