Jasmin Passet-Wittig
@passetwittig.bsky.social
Sociologist, social demographer interested in family, fertility, assisted reproduction, works at BiB in Germany , views are my own
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We are excited to announce the #PAA2026 Call for Papers is now available! The submission site opens on Monday, Aug. 18 and the deadline is Sunday, Oct. 5. Meet me in St. Louis! May 6-9, 2026:
www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
August 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We are excited to announce the #PAA2026 Call for Papers is now available! The submission site opens on Monday, Aug. 18 and the deadline is Sunday, Oct. 5. Meet me in St. Louis! May 6-9, 2026:
www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
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Assisted reproductive technologies - such as in-vitro fertilisation - are on the rise.
How do they affect fertility rates?
Read our latest #PopDigest by @jenchanfreau.bsky.social , Alice Goisis & Øystein Kravdal
🔗 tinyurl.com/2wkefabd
How do they affect fertility rates?
Read our latest #PopDigest by @jenchanfreau.bsky.social , Alice Goisis & Øystein Kravdal
🔗 tinyurl.com/2wkefabd
July 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Assisted reproductive technologies - such as in-vitro fertilisation - are on the rise.
How do they affect fertility rates?
Read our latest #PopDigest by @jenchanfreau.bsky.social , Alice Goisis & Øystein Kravdal
🔗 tinyurl.com/2wkefabd
How do they affect fertility rates?
Read our latest #PopDigest by @jenchanfreau.bsky.social , Alice Goisis & Øystein Kravdal
🔗 tinyurl.com/2wkefabd
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Holy shit, I hadn't even thought of this!
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...
You hide AI prompts in your paper that tell AI reviewers to say positive stuff (presumably both for public reviews and private analysis)
I wonder if Amazon sellers are already doing this?
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...
You hide AI prompts in your paper that tell AI reviewers to say positive stuff (presumably both for public reviews and private analysis)
I wonder if Amazon sellers are already doing this?
'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers
Instructions in preprints from 14 universities highlight controversy on AI in peer review
asia.nikkei.com
July 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Holy shit, I hadn't even thought of this!
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...
You hide AI prompts in your paper that tell AI reviewers to say positive stuff (presumably both for public reviews and private analysis)
I wonder if Amazon sellers are already doing this?
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...
You hide AI prompts in your paper that tell AI reviewers to say positive stuff (presumably both for public reviews and private analysis)
I wonder if Amazon sellers are already doing this?
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Honored to be part of the team of writers behind the @unfpa.org State of the World Population 2025 report.
The real fertility crisis: The most consequential reproductive decision a person can make –when, whether and with whom to have a child– is being undermined by a set of barriers and obstacles
The real fertility crisis: The most consequential reproductive decision a person can make –when, whether and with whom to have a child– is being undermined by a set of barriers and obstacles
💶 Cost of parenthood
📉 Job insecurity
🏠 Housing
Why would people choose to have children if they can't afford them?
It's time we address #TheRealFertilityCrisis.
Let @unfpa.org—the #UnitedNations sexual and reproductive health agency—explain how: unf.pa/rfc
📉 Job insecurity
🏠 Housing
Why would people choose to have children if they can't afford them?
It's time we address #TheRealFertilityCrisis.
Let @unfpa.org—the #UnitedNations sexual and reproductive health agency—explain how: unf.pa/rfc
June 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Honored to be part of the team of writers behind the @unfpa.org State of the World Population 2025 report.
The real fertility crisis: The most consequential reproductive decision a person can make –when, whether and with whom to have a child– is being undermined by a set of barriers and obstacles
The real fertility crisis: The most consequential reproductive decision a person can make –when, whether and with whom to have a child– is being undermined by a set of barriers and obstacles
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Repost @FReDA: Wer trägt die Last der #Verhütung?
Studie von @kfirl.bsky.social, @nrmllr.bsky.social & T. Nutz mit #FReDA-Daten:
➡️ Frauen leisten die meiste Verhütungsarbeit – emotional, körperlich & organisatorisch.
📊 Das gilt auch bei höherem Einkommen oder Bildung.
Link: osf.io/preprints/so...
Studie von @kfirl.bsky.social, @nrmllr.bsky.social & T. Nutz mit #FReDA-Daten:
➡️ Frauen leisten die meiste Verhütungsarbeit – emotional, körperlich & organisatorisch.
📊 Das gilt auch bei höherem Einkommen oder Bildung.
Link: osf.io/preprints/so...
April 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Repost @FReDA: Wer trägt die Last der #Verhütung?
Studie von @kfirl.bsky.social, @nrmllr.bsky.social & T. Nutz mit #FReDA-Daten:
➡️ Frauen leisten die meiste Verhütungsarbeit – emotional, körperlich & organisatorisch.
📊 Das gilt auch bei höherem Einkommen oder Bildung.
Link: osf.io/preprints/so...
Studie von @kfirl.bsky.social, @nrmllr.bsky.social & T. Nutz mit #FReDA-Daten:
➡️ Frauen leisten die meiste Verhütungsarbeit – emotional, körperlich & organisatorisch.
📊 Das gilt auch bei höherem Einkommen oder Bildung.
Link: osf.io/preprints/so...
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Ab in den Druck!🎉
Mein Buch „Wo wir wie wählen: Politische Muster in Deutschlands Nachbarschaften“ ab 18.06. bei Campus
Eine politische Landkarte🇩🇪 basierend auf Wahldaten, Sozialstruktur & Eindrücken vor Ort
Jetzt vorbestellen—in eurer Lieblingsbuchhandlung oder hier www.campus.de/buecher-camp...
Mein Buch „Wo wir wie wählen: Politische Muster in Deutschlands Nachbarschaften“ ab 18.06. bei Campus
Eine politische Landkarte🇩🇪 basierend auf Wahldaten, Sozialstruktur & Eindrücken vor Ort
Jetzt vorbestellen—in eurer Lieblingsbuchhandlung oder hier www.campus.de/buecher-camp...
April 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Ab in den Druck!🎉
Mein Buch „Wo wir wie wählen: Politische Muster in Deutschlands Nachbarschaften“ ab 18.06. bei Campus
Eine politische Landkarte🇩🇪 basierend auf Wahldaten, Sozialstruktur & Eindrücken vor Ort
Jetzt vorbestellen—in eurer Lieblingsbuchhandlung oder hier www.campus.de/buecher-camp...
Mein Buch „Wo wir wie wählen: Politische Muster in Deutschlands Nachbarschaften“ ab 18.06. bei Campus
Eine politische Landkarte🇩🇪 basierend auf Wahldaten, Sozialstruktur & Eindrücken vor Ort
Jetzt vorbestellen—in eurer Lieblingsbuchhandlung oder hier www.campus.de/buecher-camp...
📢 New paper alert. Get a free copy of the paper of Detlev Lück and me on the drivers of contraceptive non-use in Germany. Get in touch if you want to discuss more
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JQKER...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JQKER...
Drivers of contraceptive non-use among women and men who are not trying to get pregnant
This study examines an inconsistency between an attitude and a behaviour: non-use of contraception among people who are not trying to get pregnant. More than one in four people in that situation re...
www.tandfonline.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
📢 New paper alert. Get a free copy of the paper of Detlev Lück and me on the drivers of contraceptive non-use in Germany. Get in touch if you want to discuss more
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JQKER...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JQKER...
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I've published a blog post article that explores the emotional and behavioral effects of parental separation on children, and reflects on how positive connections with parents can act as a buffer to protect children during this time 🌱
Check out the post (and related research article)
Check out the post (and related research article)
The Effects of Parental Separation | Child & Family Blog
Discover the effects of parental separation on children in this recent study, with insights on separation.
childandfamilyblog.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I've published a blog post article that explores the emotional and behavioral effects of parental separation on children, and reflects on how positive connections with parents can act as a buffer to protect children during this time 🌱
Check out the post (and related research article)
Check out the post (and related research article)
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Here are a few lists of sociologists in no particular order. Slant towards German and quantitative sociologists. #socsky
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go.bsky.app/Ugw67cP
go.bsky.app/9WAVGNd
go.bsky.app/4aZkRmJ
go.bsky.app/81Hby5t
go.bsky.app/Kr3Rj1D
go.bsky.app/EAwwzdk
go.bsky.app/EAwwzdk
go.bsky.app/Ugw67cP
go.bsky.app/9WAVGNd
go.bsky.app/4aZkRmJ
go.bsky.app/81Hby5t
August 25, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Here are a few lists of sociologists in no particular order. Slant towards German and quantitative sociologists. #socsky
go.bsky.app/Kr3Rj1D
go.bsky.app/EAwwzdk
go.bsky.app/EAwwzdk
go.bsky.app/Ugw67cP
go.bsky.app/9WAVGNd
go.bsky.app/4aZkRmJ
go.bsky.app/81Hby5t
go.bsky.app/Kr3Rj1D
go.bsky.app/EAwwzdk
go.bsky.app/EAwwzdk
go.bsky.app/Ugw67cP
go.bsky.app/9WAVGNd
go.bsky.app/4aZkRmJ
go.bsky.app/81Hby5t
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Justizminister Buschmann will #Eizellspende noch in dieser Legislaturperiode legalisieren.
www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/fami...
www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/fami...
Familie: Buschmann hält Legalisierung der Eizellenspende für möglich
Vor der nächsten Bundestagswahl bemühen sich Ampel-Politiker, noch mindestens ein Vorhaben zur sogenannten reproduktiven Selbstbestimmung auf den Weg zu bringen. Welches das sein wird, ist noch offen.
www.tagesspiegel.de
July 16, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Justizminister Buschmann will #Eizellspende noch in dieser Legislaturperiode legalisieren.
www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/fami...
www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/fami...
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A new data infrastructure for family research and demographic analysis: the German Family Demography Panel Study (FReDA)
academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...
academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...
A new data infrastructure for family research and demographic analysis: the German Family Demography Panel Study (FReDA)
Abstract. This data brief introduces the German Family Demography Panel Study (FReDA; https://www.freda-panel.de/), a longitudinal, multi-actor database fo
academic.oup.com
June 27, 2024 at 8:52 PM
A new data infrastructure for family research and demographic analysis: the German Family Demography Panel Study (FReDA)
academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...
academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...
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"a grant proposal’s percentage of promotional language is associated with up to a doubling of the grant’s probability of being funded"
Promotional language and the adoption of innovative ideas in science | PNAS
How are the merits of innovative ideas communicated in science? Here, we conduct semantic
analyses of grant application success with a focus on sci...
www.pnas.org
June 18, 2024 at 5:10 PM
"a grant proposal’s percentage of promotional language is associated with up to a doubling of the grant’s probability of being funded"
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Mobile Europeans love Europe but participate less in EP elections
#UseYourVote deadlines & rules must be simplified and harmonised for mobile Europeans. Read more here: buff.ly/3Vr3YVq
- Joint work with @deutschmann.bsky.social
@politico.eu @volteuropa.bsky.social @dpzberlin.bsky.social
#UseYourVote deadlines & rules must be simplified and harmonised for mobile Europeans. Read more here: buff.ly/3Vr3YVq
- Joint work with @deutschmann.bsky.social
@politico.eu @volteuropa.bsky.social @dpzberlin.bsky.social
Mobile Europeans love Europe but participate less in European Parliament elections
Despite their strong emotional attachment to the European Union, EU citizens living outside their home country have a reduced chance of voting in European Parliament elections, write Nils Witte and…
buff.ly
June 5, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Mobile Europeans love Europe but participate less in EP elections
#UseYourVote deadlines & rules must be simplified and harmonised for mobile Europeans. Read more here: buff.ly/3Vr3YVq
- Joint work with @deutschmann.bsky.social
@politico.eu @volteuropa.bsky.social @dpzberlin.bsky.social
#UseYourVote deadlines & rules must be simplified and harmonised for mobile Europeans. Read more here: buff.ly/3Vr3YVq
- Joint work with @deutschmann.bsky.social
@politico.eu @volteuropa.bsky.social @dpzberlin.bsky.social
This is a super interesting large scale study about replicability in economics and political sciences
Our first meta paper is out!! This paper combines our first 110 completed reproductions/replications. This is joint work with 350+ amazing coauthors.
We summarize our findings below:
econpapers.repec.org/paper/zbwi4r...
We summarize our findings below:
econpapers.repec.org/paper/zbwi4r...
April 9, 2024 at 9:58 AM
This is a super interesting large scale study about replicability in economics and political sciences
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Save the date 📣 EAPS Infertility and Medically Assisted Reproduction Working Group is organizing a pre-conference workshop at European Population Conference 2024!
12 June 2024 13:00-17:00, Edinburgh
eaps.nl/page/inferti...
@fertdem.bsky.social @passetwittig.bsky.social and Alice Goisis
12 June 2024 13:00-17:00, Edinburgh
eaps.nl/page/inferti...
@fertdem.bsky.social @passetwittig.bsky.social and Alice Goisis
February 16, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Save the date 📣 EAPS Infertility and Medically Assisted Reproduction Working Group is organizing a pre-conference workshop at European Population Conference 2024!
12 June 2024 13:00-17:00, Edinburgh
eaps.nl/page/inferti...
@fertdem.bsky.social @passetwittig.bsky.social and Alice Goisis
12 June 2024 13:00-17:00, Edinburgh
eaps.nl/page/inferti...
@fertdem.bsky.social @passetwittig.bsky.social and Alice Goisis
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Excited and nervous to share our new paper
TLDR: Folks talk about contraception as a silver bullet for BIG problems in the Global South. Not only are these arguments racist/misogynist (long established), but the evidence for them is much thinner than we’ve been led to believe. We dig in a bit!
TLDR: Folks talk about contraception as a silver bullet for BIG problems in the Global South. Not only are these arguments racist/misogynist (long established), but the evidence for them is much thinner than we’ve been led to believe. We dig in a bit!
Fertility Has Been Framed: Why Family Planning Is Not a Silver Bullet for Sustainable Development - ...
High fertility and population growth have been framed as villains in global health and development. Inspired by neo-Malthusian concerns around resource depletion, scholars have argued that fertility r...
link.springer.com
January 6, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Excited and nervous to share our new paper
TLDR: Folks talk about contraception as a silver bullet for BIG problems in the Global South. Not only are these arguments racist/misogynist (long established), but the evidence for them is much thinner than we’ve been led to believe. We dig in a bit!
TLDR: Folks talk about contraception as a silver bullet for BIG problems in the Global South. Not only are these arguments racist/misogynist (long established), but the evidence for them is much thinner than we’ve been led to believe. We dig in a bit!
‼️new paper: Is religiosity associated higher lifetime fertility intentions across the life course? Short answer: religiosity mainly contributes to higher starting level at teenage years but not as much to later trajectories. Joint work with C. Bein, M. Bujard & Anne Gauthier
December 20, 2023 at 7:39 PM
‼️new paper: Is religiosity associated higher lifetime fertility intentions across the life course? Short answer: religiosity mainly contributes to higher starting level at teenage years but not as much to later trajectories. Joint work with C. Bein, M. Bujard & Anne Gauthier
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Now you know: This is bad. Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births: Selected countries, 1990-2020
www.who.int/publications...
#publichealth #demography
www.who.int/publications...
#publichealth #demography
December 4, 2023 at 7:14 PM
Now you know: This is bad. Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births: Selected countries, 1990-2020
www.who.int/publications...
#publichealth #demography
www.who.int/publications...
#publichealth #demography
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ResearchGate is vandalized too.
Don't wait to see how things decay there, quit now.
ResearchGate --> click on profile pic --> Settings --> Delete account
#AcademicSky #ScientificPublishing
Don't wait to see how things decay there, quit now.
ResearchGate --> click on profile pic --> Settings --> Delete account
#AcademicSky #ScientificPublishing
November 20, 2023 at 2:56 PM
ResearchGate is vandalized too.
Don't wait to see how things decay there, quit now.
ResearchGate --> click on profile pic --> Settings --> Delete account
#AcademicSky #ScientificPublishing
Don't wait to see how things decay there, quit now.
ResearchGate --> click on profile pic --> Settings --> Delete account
#AcademicSky #ScientificPublishing
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Aus d. Abstract: "[...] Frauen [sind] noch nicht entsprechend ihrem erwartbaren Anteil in allen Funktionsgruppen vertreten. Als Herausgeberinnen [&] Autorinnen von Forschungsbeiträgen haben sie am stärksten aufgeholt, wobei sich bei letzteren Kooperationen mit Männern begünstigend ausgewirkt haben."
"Vom Alleinautor zum gemischten Doppel? Geschlecht, Status und Sichtbarkeit in der Publikationspraxis führender Soziologiezeitschriften" von Heike Trappe und Nadja Milewski. Jetzt in der neuen Ausgabe der ZfS. Im Open-Access abrufbar unter: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
November 7, 2023 at 8:42 AM
Aus d. Abstract: "[...] Frauen [sind] noch nicht entsprechend ihrem erwartbaren Anteil in allen Funktionsgruppen vertreten. Als Herausgeberinnen [&] Autorinnen von Forschungsbeiträgen haben sie am stärksten aufgeholt, wobei sich bei letzteren Kooperationen mit Männern begünstigend ausgewirkt haben."
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Update: the EAPS working group on „infertility and MAR“ will be organizing its first in-person meeting as a pre-EPC workshop on 12 June 2024.
Take note and we hope to see you there!
Contact us if you want to join the Working Group @passetwittig.bsky.social +Alice Goisis
#demography
#fertility
Take note and we hope to see you there!
Contact us if you want to join the Working Group @passetwittig.bsky.social +Alice Goisis
#demography
#fertility
The 2024 European Population Conference will take place in Edinburgh 12-15 June.
I am a convener on the fertility theme.
Deadline: 1 November 2023.
Looking forward to receiving many exciting submissions!
epc2024.eaps.nl/hps/CallforP...
I am a convener on the fertility theme.
Deadline: 1 November 2023.
Looking forward to receiving many exciting submissions!
epc2024.eaps.nl/hps/CallforP...
epc2024.eaps.nl
October 23, 2023 at 6:03 AM
Update: the EAPS working group on „infertility and MAR“ will be organizing its first in-person meeting as a pre-EPC workshop on 12 June 2024.
Take note and we hope to see you there!
Contact us if you want to join the Working Group @passetwittig.bsky.social +Alice Goisis
#demography
#fertility
Take note and we hope to see you there!
Contact us if you want to join the Working Group @passetwittig.bsky.social +Alice Goisis
#demography
#fertility