Sasha Killewald
@sashakillewald.bsky.social
Sociologist. Director, Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics. Michigan forever.
Excited to share the findings from Therese Christensen's and my article! In a nutshell: living in Denmark doesn't prevent you from experiencing a motherhood earnings penalty, but it does give you access to government benefits that help offset those financial losses.
#Umich @umichstonecid.bsky.social Director @sashakillewald.bsky.social asks, “Can government programs that provide financial support to parents offset the motherhood penalty in earnings?” Learn more in the article in the @us.theconversation.com 🧵 (1/2) #SocialInequality
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Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms
Two researchers found that Danish government benefits do not fully offset moms’ lost earnings. But they do help offset lost income for working women with kids.
myumi.ch
February 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Excited to share the findings from Therese Christensen's and my article! In a nutshell: living in Denmark doesn't prevent you from experiencing a motherhood earnings penalty, but it does give you access to government benefits that help offset those financial losses.
I'm so grateful to the Stone Foundation for their continued support of @umichstonecid.bsky.social. I'm looking forward to the next 5 years!
We’re thrilled to share that @umichstonecid.bsky.social has received a new $5M gift from the Stone Foundation to continue our critical work to produce research on social inequality and train the next generation of #inequality scholars. Learn more:
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January 26, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I'm so grateful to the Stone Foundation for their continued support of @umichstonecid.bsky.social. I'm looking forward to the next 5 years!
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How do housing tax policies shape racial inequality?
Join the @umichstonecid.bsky.social at ISR on Jan 14, 12:00–1:30 p.m. in ISR 6050 for @joelabriola.bsky.social talk on the mortgage interest deduction and the White Black wealth gap.
Learn more: inequality.umich.edu/speaker-seri...
Join the @umichstonecid.bsky.social at ISR on Jan 14, 12:00–1:30 p.m. in ISR 6050 for @joelabriola.bsky.social talk on the mortgage interest deduction and the White Black wealth gap.
Learn more: inequality.umich.edu/speaker-seri...
January 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
How do housing tax policies shape racial inequality?
Join the @umichstonecid.bsky.social at ISR on Jan 14, 12:00–1:30 p.m. in ISR 6050 for @joelabriola.bsky.social talk on the mortgage interest deduction and the White Black wealth gap.
Learn more: inequality.umich.edu/speaker-seri...
Join the @umichstonecid.bsky.social at ISR on Jan 14, 12:00–1:30 p.m. in ISR 6050 for @joelabriola.bsky.social talk on the mortgage interest deduction and the White Black wealth gap.
Learn more: inequality.umich.edu/speaker-seri...
"What have we all been doing wrong now?!" is a great way to describe the experience of learning any methodologist has published a new article.
👀 new work on KHB!? What have we all been doing wrong now?! 🫣
January 9, 2026 at 8:31 PM
"What have we all been doing wrong now?!" is a great way to describe the experience of learning any methodologist has published a new article.
Reposted by Sasha Killewald
@joelabriola.bsky.social has shown that the mortgage interest deduction has contributed to growth of the White-Black wealth gap in recent decades. LaBriola presents findings next week in the @umichstonecid.bsky.social speaker series! inequality.umich.edu/speaker-seri...
January 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
@joelabriola.bsky.social has shown that the mortgage interest deduction has contributed to growth of the White-Black wealth gap in recent decades. LaBriola presents findings next week in the @umichstonecid.bsky.social speaker series! inequality.umich.edu/speaker-seri...
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Ready to launch your social science career?
ISR’s Junior Professional Researcher (JPR) Program is a full time paid opportunity offering hands on research experience, mentorship from ISR faculty, and professional training at the world’s largest social science research institute.
ISR’s Junior Professional Researcher (JPR) Program is a full time paid opportunity offering hands on research experience, mentorship from ISR faculty, and professional training at the world’s largest social science research institute.
December 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Ready to launch your social science career?
ISR’s Junior Professional Researcher (JPR) Program is a full time paid opportunity offering hands on research experience, mentorship from ISR faculty, and professional training at the world’s largest social science research institute.
ISR’s Junior Professional Researcher (JPR) Program is a full time paid opportunity offering hands on research experience, mentorship from ISR faculty, and professional training at the world’s largest social science research institute.
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New U-M research from ISR’s Sasha Killewald finds that women now earn about 85% of men’s hourly wages, up from 65% in the mid 1980s, and about 8% of that narrowing is linked to having fewer children.
Learn more: myumi.ch/kPWeG
Learn more: myumi.ch/kPWeG
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Xiang is notable for his combination of methodological brilliance and generosity in answering methods questions from his colleagues as well as students.
Xiang Zhou (Harvard Sociology) and I are recruiting two postdoctoral fellows through the An Wang Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard’s Fairbank Center. The theme for 2026–27 is the Social Foundations of State Power in China. Deadline: January 15, 2026. fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/affiliation-...
An Wang Postdoctoral Fellowship – Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
fairbank.fas.harvard.edu
December 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Xiang is notable for his combination of methodological brilliance and generosity in answering methods questions from his colleagues as well as students.
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I’m hiring a postdoc! Flexible in terms of details, but I’m looking for someone to collaborate with on research about labor market inequality. I’ll review applications as they come in and the posting just went up here:
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December 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I’m hiring a postdoc! Flexible in terms of details, but I’m looking for someone to collaborate with on research about labor market inequality. I’ll review applications as they come in and the posting just went up here:
apply.interfolio.com/178873
apply.interfolio.com/178873
Thanks for your causal inference readings suggestions! Next Q: what's a paper that (mostly) convinced you of causal relationships *without* an exogenous shock? My students seek examples of good work when using an IV or RD or something isn't an option. (Again, I appreciate RTs to crowd source.)
December 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Thanks for your causal inference readings suggestions! Next Q: what's a paper that (mostly) convinced you of causal relationships *without* an exogenous shock? My students seek examples of good work when using an IV or RD or something isn't an option. (Again, I appreciate RTs to crowd source.)
I have been a deputy editor for 2 weeks and:
(1) Wow, I have even more sympathy for the challenges editors face getting reviewers. Thank you for your service!
(2) Maybe I'm saying yes to too many reviews???
(1) Wow, I have even more sympathy for the challenges editors face getting reviewers. Thank you for your service!
(2) Maybe I'm saying yes to too many reviews???
December 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I have been a deputy editor for 2 weeks and:
(1) Wow, I have even more sympathy for the challenges editors face getting reviewers. Thank you for your service!
(2) Maybe I'm saying yes to too many reviews???
(1) Wow, I have even more sympathy for the challenges editors face getting reviewers. Thank you for your service!
(2) Maybe I'm saying yes to too many reviews???
Reposted by Sasha Killewald
One week from today! Don’t miss our own affiliate from #Umich #Sociology @maggiefrye.bsky.social as she presents, “Theorizing Success in an Unfair Job Market.”
Learn more and save your seat: inequality.umich.edu/maggie-frye-...
Learn more and save your seat: inequality.umich.edu/maggie-frye-...
December 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
One week from today! Don’t miss our own affiliate from #Umich #Sociology @maggiefrye.bsky.social as she presents, “Theorizing Success in an Unfair Job Market.”
Learn more and save your seat: inequality.umich.edu/maggie-frye-...
Learn more and save your seat: inequality.umich.edu/maggie-frye-...
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"What *is* sociology, exactly?"
Sir I have no idea.
Sir I have no idea.
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"What *is* sociology, exactly?"
Sir I have no idea.
Sir I have no idea.
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Check out this 🧵 on our own @robertmanduca.bsky.social's work with @bhighsmith.bsky.social and Jacob Waggoner. 👇 #AcademicSky #WealthInequality
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Check out this 🧵 on our own @robertmanduca.bsky.social's work with @bhighsmith.bsky.social and Jacob Waggoner. 👇 #AcademicSky #WealthInequality
Me: I was reading this article about how the holidays can be really stressful for pets with the commotion and strangers in the house.
Introvert spouse, softly: Not... just... pets.
Introvert spouse, softly: Not... just... pets.
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Me: I was reading this article about how the holidays can be really stressful for pets with the commotion and strangers in the house.
Introvert spouse, softly: Not... just... pets.
Introvert spouse, softly: Not... just... pets.
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The McLanahan Award is given in honor of Sara McLanahan, a remarkable scholar, mentor, and policy advisor. The award goes to a senior scholar for extraordinary contributions to the study of family change, the well-being of children and families, and related social policies.
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The McLanahan Award is given in honor of Sara McLanahan, a remarkable scholar, mentor, and policy advisor. The award goes to a senior scholar for extraordinary contributions to the study of family change, the well-being of children and families, and related social policies.
"And he is among a vast group of powerful men who have faced seemingly career-threatening scandals over comments or actions related to their treatment of women, and yet have maintained a place in public life."
You don't say.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
You don't say.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Lawrence Summers Has Come Back From Scandals. Will This Be His Last?
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"And he is among a vast group of powerful men who have faced seemingly career-threatening scandals over comments or actions related to their treatment of women, and yet have maintained a place in public life."
You don't say.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
You don't say.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Summers apologizes here for communicating with Epstein, but not for the content of his messages. Not good enough.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Harvard University should sever ties with Larry Summers, the school’s former president and one of its most prominent faculty members to hold Summers accountable for his intimate friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
https://cnn.it/4oLRqEo
https://cnn.it/4oLRqEo
November 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Summers apologizes here for communicating with Epstein, but not for the content of his messages. Not good enough.
I wish this didn't need to be said but: when discussing people who commit sexual harassment and abuse, don't name the victims/survivors unless they've chosen to come forward publicly. Their right to privacy matters.
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I wish this didn't need to be said but: when discussing people who commit sexual harassment and abuse, don't name the victims/survivors unless they've chosen to come forward publicly. Their right to privacy matters.
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Doctoral students! We now offer grants under our Dissertation Research Grants program.
Meet Anwuli Okwuashi (St. Louis University), a 2025 DRG grantee! She will examine how limited access to banks widens racial homeownership gaps.
#APPAM25 #APPAM2025
www.russellsage.org/apply/grants...
Meet Anwuli Okwuashi (St. Louis University), a 2025 DRG grantee! She will examine how limited access to banks widens racial homeownership gaps.
#APPAM25 #APPAM2025
www.russellsage.org/apply/grants...
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Doctoral students! We now offer grants under our Dissertation Research Grants program.
Meet Anwuli Okwuashi (St. Louis University), a 2025 DRG grantee! She will examine how limited access to banks widens racial homeownership gaps.
#APPAM25 #APPAM2025
www.russellsage.org/apply/grants...
Meet Anwuli Okwuashi (St. Louis University), a 2025 DRG grantee! She will examine how limited access to banks widens racial homeownership gaps.
#APPAM25 #APPAM2025
www.russellsage.org/apply/grants...
Thanks so much to all who shared and commented! One type of example I'd love to hear more about: papers that *don't* have a beautiful, crisp identification strategy but marshall evidence of a causal effect in a compelling way.
I'm facilitating a causal inference reading group next semester for Sociology PhD students. (I will also be learning!) If there are (1) pedagogical articles or (2) empirical examples in soc that you ❤️, will you share in the comments? [And please RT to help me crowd-source!]
November 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Thanks so much to all who shared and commented! One type of example I'd love to hear more about: papers that *don't* have a beautiful, crisp identification strategy but marshall evidence of a causal effect in a compelling way.
There are days I wonder if I'm overreacting when I think there's a chunk of "respectable" men who deeply disdain women.
Today is not one of those days.
Today is not one of those days.
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
There are days I wonder if I'm overreacting when I think there's a chunk of "respectable" men who deeply disdain women.
Today is not one of those days.
Today is not one of those days.
Oh come on - I'm willing to believe the overlap section of the Venn diagram of "watched Buffy" and "following what Larry Summers said in his emails to Epstein" isn't huge, but I feel it's gotta be over represented in my social network.
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Oh come on - I'm willing to believe the overlap section of the Venn diagram of "watched Buffy" and "following what Larry Summers said in his emails to Epstein" isn't huge, but I feel it's gotta be over represented in my social network.
The only Summers I listen to.
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The only Summers I listen to.
Please tell me there's a labor economist already pondering how to use the YouTube TV / ESPN blackout in a diff-in-diff to test the effect of sports-watching on productivity. #INeedMyMACtion
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Please tell me there's a labor economist already pondering how to use the YouTube TV / ESPN blackout in a diff-in-diff to test the effect of sports-watching on productivity. #INeedMyMACtion