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Jennifer Hook
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Florence Everline Professor of #Sociology at USC. President @WFRN.bsky.social. Gender, Work, & Family • Inequality • Social Policy. #Firstgen. Mom.

Political science 49%
Economics 16%
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When I deleted my X account this was the only post I was sad to lose, so here it is -- a photo of my family posted on the day my USC colleagues awarded me an honorary title (I'm the #FirstGen kid in the denim jumper with the Burger King logo) #Sociology

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WFRN.bsky.social Virtual Conference. Best Practices in Community-Engaged Research for Work-Family Scholars. Coming soon, 11/13 or 11/14, depending on time zone. This session highlights best practices and successful examples for work-family scholars. wfrn.org/virtual-conf...
Virtual Conference Series - Work and Family Researchers Network
WFRN Virtual Conference Series Upcoming Events Best Practices in Community-Engaged Research for Work-Family Scholars  Dates/Times: Honolulu, USA – Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 2:00-3:30pm HST Los An...
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JUST ADDED: Join us at @wfrn.bsky.social for the Mental Load Pre-Conference

organized by Allison Daminger & @leahruppanner.bsky.social #work-family 👇

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CALL FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS
Understanding Cognitive Labor and the Mental Load
Half-day Pre-Conference at the WFRN.bsky.social conference.
6/17/26. Concordia U, Montreal. Publication opportunity for a special issue.

Submissions due December 1, 2025. wfrn.org/2026-work-an... #WFRN2026
2026 Work and Family Researchers Network Conference - Work and Family Researchers Network
ABOUT THE EVENT Work and Family Researchers Network next conference will be June 17-20, 2026 at Concordia University in Montreal Canada.  More than 400 scholars and stakeholders will convene to discus...
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There's still time to join us in Montreal for the 2026 @wfrn.bsky.social conference - the deadline is extended until October 15!
The call for @wfrn.bsky.social papers is open! Join us in lovely Montreal June 17-20. The 2026 theme is Centering Care across the Life Course. Preconferences for Early Career Fellows and Predocs, plus plenty of social activities.

Submit by Oct 1. All the info here: wfrn.org/2026-work-an...
2026 Work and Family Researchers Network Conference - Work and Family Researchers Network
ABOUT THE EVENT Work and Family Researchers Network next conference will be June 17-20, 2026 at Concordia University in Montreal Canada.  The WFRN will host preconference events on June 17, including ...
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Asia-Pacific Work-Family Researchers - We Want to Hear From You!

Planning to attend WFRN.bsky.social conference in Montreal next year? We're organising an APAC networking session and need your input!
📋 Quick 2-minute survey: lnkd.in/gaf48z87
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Coming up on Friday, 9/12 (11-12:30 EDT). Didn't you want to know about the latest work-family research from the Kanter award winner and finalists??? Join @wfrn.bsky.social for Virtual Plenary - the Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2025. wfrn.org/virtual-conf...
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WFRN Virtual Conference Series Upcoming Events Virtual Plenary. The Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2025 Kanter Award Finalists Present Their Research.  This event recognizes and shares findings ...
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Curious about cutting-edge work-family research? Hear from the 2025 winner and finalists of the Kanter award on 9/12: 11-12:30 EDT. Focus is on the major takeaways in an interactive format. Free and open to the public. More here: wfrn.org/virtual-conf...
Virtual Conference Series - Work and Family Researchers Network
WFRN Virtual Conference Series Upcoming Events Virtual Plenary. The Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2025 Kanter Award Finalists Present Their Research.  This event recognizes and shares findings ...
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In their recent article @sociusjournal.bsky.social‬, ASA members Jennifer L. Hook @jenlhook.bsky.social‬ ‪@usc.edu‬ & Meiying Li (Cornell U) find that long paid leave, specifically, as opposed to work-family policies, is associated w/ a larger gender earnings gap for moms.
National Work-Family Policies and Gender Earnings Inequality in 26 OECD Countries, 1999 to 2019 - Jennifer L. Hook, Meiying Li, 2025
The authors investigate whether work-family policies help incorporate women into the labor market, but exacerbate the gender earnings gap and motherhood penalty...
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The Journal of Family Issues (JFI) is seeking a new Editor. This is a great chance to revitalize JFI and help it expand its reach. Please share widely! #familysociology #sociology #familydemography

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I made a Starter Pack!

But I got tired after 70 names. Intended to be inclusive of the #work-family adjacent and interdisciplinary

Reply if you'd like to be added and please RT

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#Sociology #Demography #hdfs #PoliSky #academicsky

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Register Now for the Next WFRN.bsky.social Virtual Plenary – Going Back? Gender, Work, and Family in 2025 focuses on the stalled/unfinished gender revolution in the public and private spheres. Held on January 24 or 25, depending on your time zone. wfrn.org/news/registe...
Register Now for the Next WFRN Virtual Plenary - Going Back? Gender, Work, and Family in 2025 - Work and Family Researchers Network
REGISTER NOW for the WFRN Virtual Plenary: Going Back? Gender, Work, and Family in 2025 This WFRN Virtual Conference Series panel session focuses on the stalled/unfinished gender revolution in the pu...
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Register now for the WFRN.bsky.social Virtual Plenary: Gender, Work & Family in Turbulent Times: COVID-19, Remote Work & Diversity. 2/21 or 2/22 depending on your time zone. Hear from authors of 12 original research reports from 5 countries. wfrn.org/virtual-conf...
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WFRN Virtual Conference Series Upcoming Events Gender, Work and Family in Turbulent Times: COVID-19, Remote Work and Diversity This WFRN Virtual Conference Series panel session focuses on gender, w...
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#Published: "Women's educational advantage and the gendered division of housework: Couples in France, Germany, Italy and the UK” by @jenlhook.bsky.social & Tiziana Nazio (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

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Are you coming to the ASA conference? Be sure to stop by the Family section reception and award ceremony on Monday August 11th from 6:30-8:30pm at The Gage, 24 South Michigan Avenue. See you there!
Work and families research network conference abstract submission are now open to October! Don't forget to submit your abstract! wfrn.org/2026-work-an
2026 Work and Family Researchers Network Conference - Work and Family Researchers Network
ABOUT THE EVENT Work and Family Researchers Network next conference will be June 17-20, 2026 at Concordia University in Montreal Canada.  The WFRN will host preconference events on June 17, including ...
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The call for @wfrn.bsky.social papers is open! Join us in lovely Montreal June 17-20. The 2026 theme is Centering Care across the Life Course. Preconferences for Early Career Fellows and Predocs, plus plenty of social activities.

Submit by Oct 1. All the info here: wfrn.org/2026-work-an...
2026 Work and Family Researchers Network Conference - Work and Family Researchers Network
ABOUT THE EVENT Work and Family Researchers Network next conference will be June 17-20, 2026 at Concordia University in Montreal Canada.  The WFRN will host preconference events on June 17, including ...
wfrn.org
📣 Call for Papers: #GenderGaps Conference 2025

📅 Sept. 12-13 in Warsaw, Poland

ℹ️ Topics: #gender #inequality from the fields of economics, management, sociology & social psychology + career inequality & household roles are specially invited to apply.

⏳ Submit by July 15

🔗 grape.org.pl/GGaps2025

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Postdoc in Sociology/Demography/Economics, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Germany
Further details about the position and the application procedure are available at www.diw.de/sixcms/detai...
Deadline: 7 July 2025.
Contact Philipp Lersch (plersch@diw.de) for further details.
DIW Berlin: Researcher (f/m/x)
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Happy to share my new publication in @sfjournal.bsky.social!📣
Why is household equality so hard? Unequal scripts mean that equality takes work—often falling to women, even when men say they want it.
Paradoxically, for women, doing less still means more work.
doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...

Congrats, Jess!

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Are you an early career scholar in #work-family? Applications are open for @wfrn.bsky.social Early Career Fellowship. Join an amazing cohort of junior scholars in Montreal (June 2026) and beyond. Organized by @yanghu.co.uk & Nicole Denier. App is easy! Happy to answer Qs
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Early Career Work and Family Fellowship Program - Work and Family Researchers Network
Early Career Work and Family Fellowship Program The Work and Family Researchers Network is committed to mentoring the next generation of work and family scholars. Our Early Career Fellowship Program p...
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Congrats, Demetrius!
PhD students studying #inequality! Check out this online PhD Workshop, scheduled for July 2, 2025. Application deadline is June 8. Call-for-papers link below. Hosted by #ECINEQ. Direct questions to ecineqphd@gmail.com.

@stone-lis.bsky.social @lisdata.bsky.social

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This workshop is designed to bring together PhD candidates from diverse fields to explore and discuss their latest research on economic inequality. The workshop provides a platform to share research i...
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‼️JOB ALERT‼️

Come join the team 😊 Open Postdoc position at the Chair of Sociology, Family & Work

100%, 3 years, extension possible. Research interest in life course, gender inequality, pension, income/wealth, attitudes etc.
Apply by 31 May
DM me for questions👨‍💻👩‍🏫🦸

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May 2025 Demography of Family Caregiving & TRENDS Network Webinar
Tues, May 27th 1:00 pm EST
Co-sponsored by the Demography of Family Caregiving and TRENDS Networks highlighting family caregiving trends in the US @micda-umisr.bsky.social @rccn-aging.org

Register: micda.isr.umich.edu/may-2025-dem...
New paper with Daria Tisch ‪(@dariatisch.bsky.social‬) on fairness perceptions of housework divisions using a multi-factorial experiment in the U.S., now out in one of my favorite journals––Gender and Society: doi.org/10.1177/0891...
Perceived Fairness of Couples’ Division of Housework: Evidence From a Multi-Factorial Experiment in the United States - Daniela R. Urbina, Daria Tisch, 2025
Although the ratio of women’s to men’s housework hours has declined, women still spend more time than men doing household tasks in most high-income contexts. Th...
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🚨 Postdoc position! 🚨

Join MultiMasc — a project on social stratification & masculinities.

📍 Based at UNED (Madrid) / remote possible
🧑‍💻 1-year / €2,250 net monthly / €4,000 travel fund
👉 Apply by June 7
ℹ️More info 👉 files.persona.co/60187/Call-P...
🙏 Share widely 📣📣

#Sociology #Postdoc
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Does the UK have a family policy?

We are delighted to be hosting Professor Mary Daly for this timely event exploring the evolving relationship between the state and the family. Please sign up here if you’d like to join us.

📅2nd June
🕙 10am
📍 Zoom

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Exploring the Relationship between the State and the Family
Social Policy Association Family Policy Group and rEUsilience Research Project, University of Oxford
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The IPM section will once again be hosting a mentoring event at ASA in Chicago this year - Saturday, August 9 (12:00-1:30pm). Registration for the event is open to the first 40 graduate students who sign up.

Grads can register here: urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=htt...