@ann-berrington.bsky.social
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🗞️🗞️ Also on the #ONS #fertility release, @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social discussed her research in @theguardian.com, which has found that young people are reluctant to start #families “when there is #economic uncertainty and apprehension about the future” @uosmedia.bsky.social
Fertility rate hits record low in England, Scotland and Wales
Last year’s total fertility rate of 1.41 for England and Wales was lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, ONS says
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🗞️🗞️ Also on the #ONS #fertility release, @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social discussed her research in @theguardian.com, which has found that young people are reluctant to start #families “when there is #economic uncertainty and apprehension about the future” @uosmedia.bsky.social
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📻 Speaking about the latest #ONS #fertility data release yesterday, CPC-CG Director @janefalkingham.bsky.social discussed the economic and social factors affecting #birth rates globally and nationally with @evanhd.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4 PM - listen from 05:19
PM - The fertility rate in England and Wales falls to a new record low - BBC Sounds
The fertility rate in England and Wales has fallen again to a new record low.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
📻 Speaking about the latest #ONS #fertility data release yesterday, CPC-CG Director @janefalkingham.bsky.social discussed the economic and social factors affecting #birth rates globally and nationally with @evanhd.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4 PM - listen from 05:19
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🔖 NEW - The first study to examine how having children in Britain has changed over 3 decades, by child order (1st, 2nd, 3rd...), comparing changes between England & Wales and Scotland
By Kulu, @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social @sarahchristison.bsky.social @ann-berrington.bsky.social of FertilityTrends
By Kulu, @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social @sarahchristison.bsky.social @ann-berrington.bsky.social of FertilityTrends
www.tandfonline.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🔖 NEW - The first study to examine how having children in Britain has changed over 3 decades, by child order (1st, 2nd, 3rd...), comparing changes between England & Wales and Scotland
By Kulu, @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social @sarahchristison.bsky.social @ann-berrington.bsky.social of FertilityTrends
By Kulu, @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social @sarahchristison.bsky.social @ann-berrington.bsky.social of FertilityTrends
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🗞️🗞️ “While some individuals [in the UK] desire to remain #childfree, evidence suggests there are a significant number who want children but are currently unable to have them,” said @ann-berrington.bsky.social @uossocstatdemo.bsky.social, citing economic, health or partnership reasons
One in five people do not expect to have as many children as they want
UN study suggests economic strains, including job insecurity, among the biggest barriers to parenthood
www.ft.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🗞️🗞️ “While some individuals [in the UK] desire to remain #childfree, evidence suggests there are a significant number who want children but are currently unable to have them,” said @ann-berrington.bsky.social @uossocstatdemo.bsky.social, citing economic, health or partnership reasons
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THIS WEEK's #CPCCGWebinar ⤵️
👩💻 @profatarrant.bsky.social will discuss findings from the @ukri.org @followingyff.bsky.social study on how young #fathers navigate their romantic and intergenerational relationships over time in the context of early #parenthood
Register: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/f...
👩💻 @profatarrant.bsky.social will discuss findings from the @ukri.org @followingyff.bsky.social study on how young #fathers navigate their romantic and intergenerational relationships over time in the context of early #parenthood
Register: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/f...
June 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
THIS WEEK's #CPCCGWebinar ⤵️
👩💻 @profatarrant.bsky.social will discuss findings from the @ukri.org @followingyff.bsky.social study on how young #fathers navigate their romantic and intergenerational relationships over time in the context of early #parenthood
Register: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/f...
👩💻 @profatarrant.bsky.social will discuss findings from the @ukri.org @followingyff.bsky.social study on how young #fathers navigate their romantic and intergenerational relationships over time in the context of early #parenthood
Register: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/f...
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🗞️🗞️“Fathers contribute to #childcare but mothers — even those who work outside the home — are much more likely to handle the difficult jobs that get in the way of a regular working day and need to be done at a specific time," says @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social in yesterday's @thetimes.com
Flexible hours ‘trap’ mothers into doing more parenting
Women are still far more likely than fathers to stay at home with ill children and do the school run, a study has found
www.thetimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🗞️🗞️“Fathers contribute to #childcare but mothers — even those who work outside the home — are much more likely to handle the difficult jobs that get in the way of a regular working day and need to be done at a specific time," says @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social in yesterday's @thetimes.com
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📚NEW PAPER #Childcare tasks that interfere with the workday (staying home with ill children, dressing children, dropping children at school/childcare) are more often done by mothers BUT flexible work for fathers can help address the imbalance @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/jomf...
doi.org/10.1111/jomf...
<em>Journal of Marriage and Family</em> | NCFR Family Science Journal | Wiley Online Library
Objective
This study examines how mothers and fathers divide childcare tasks that interfere with paid work and whether there is an association with patterns of work and access to work flexibility.
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doi.org
May 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
📚NEW PAPER #Childcare tasks that interfere with the workday (staying home with ill children, dressing children, dropping children at school/childcare) are more often done by mothers BUT flexible work for fathers can help address the imbalance @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/jomf...
doi.org/10.1111/jomf...
New evidence of how a sense of belonging is associated with the transition to parenthood.
📘 NEW article by Brian Buh, Eva Beaujouan and @ann-berrington.bsky.social
A strong sense of belonging to a neighbourhood increases the likelihood of having a first child, especially among recent or long-distance movers.
Read more in #Population Studies : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A strong sense of belonging to a neighbourhood increases the likelihood of having a first child, especially among recent or long-distance movers.
Read more in #Population Studies : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Belonging to the neighbourhood, residential mobility, and the transition to parenthood
The sense of belonging to the current neighbourhood may play a role in the transition to parenthood by indicating a feeling of being ‘at home’ and having access to social resources. However, previo...
www.tandfonline.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
New evidence of how a sense of belonging is associated with the transition to parenthood.
Great to see that Lydia's final paper from her PhD has now been published - some important new evidence on how men's and women's economic circumstances influence partnership dynamics for the UK
📰 NEW paper
Finds an economic barrier to stable #partnerships and #marriage in the UK today, with young people delaying or foregoing marriage because of #economic uncertainty.
By @lvpalumbo.bsky.social, @ann-berrington.bsky.social & @peibich.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Finds an economic barrier to stable #partnerships and #marriage in the UK today, with young people delaying or foregoing marriage because of #economic uncertainty.
By @lvpalumbo.bsky.social, @ann-berrington.bsky.social & @peibich.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Living in precarious partnerships: Understanding how young men’s and women’s economic precariousness contribute to outcomes of first cohabitation
In the UK, cohabitation has become the normative type of first co-residential partnership. While some couples go on to marry, others increasingly continue to cohabit or break up. One possible expla...
www.tandfonline.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Great to see that Lydia's final paper from her PhD has now been published - some important new evidence on how men's and women's economic circumstances influence partnership dynamics for the UK
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Hey #population #postgraduate students - submit your abstracts on all things #demography, #migration, #health, #data and #spatial issues for #PopFest2025.
🏃🏃 Head to the info page for more about the research strands and submission:
www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/p...
@bspsuk.bsky.social @ncrm.ac.uk
🏃🏃 Head to the info page for more about the research strands and submission:
www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/p...
@bspsuk.bsky.social @ncrm.ac.uk
February 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Hey #population #postgraduate students - submit your abstracts on all things #demography, #migration, #health, #data and #spatial issues for #PopFest2025.
🏃🏃 Head to the info page for more about the research strands and submission:
www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/p...
@bspsuk.bsky.social @ncrm.ac.uk
🏃🏃 Head to the info page for more about the research strands and submission:
www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/p...
@bspsuk.bsky.social @ncrm.ac.uk
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According to today's #ONS #population projections, UK childbearing rates are projected to remain well below replacement level.
A new #ESRC-funded paper published by CPC-CG members reviews how changing partnership dynamics are impacting #fertility rates: www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...
A new #ESRC-funded paper published by CPC-CG members reviews how changing partnership dynamics are impacting #fertility rates: www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...
Demographic Research - The changing inter-relationship between partnership dynamics and fertility trends in Europe and the United States: A review (Volume 52 - Article 7 | Pages 179–228)
Volume 52 - Article 7 | Pages 179–228
www.demographic-research.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
According to today's #ONS #population projections, UK childbearing rates are projected to remain well below replacement level.
A new #ESRC-funded paper published by CPC-CG members reviews how changing partnership dynamics are impacting #fertility rates: www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...
A new #ESRC-funded paper published by CPC-CG members reviews how changing partnership dynamics are impacting #fertility rates: www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...