Mariska van der Horst
@mariskavdhorst.bsky.social
Social scientist. Main interests: inequality in (paid and unpaid) work, including based on age, dis/ability, and gender. Quantitative and qualitative research.
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Jodey Whiting - a 42 year old disabled mum - died in 2017, leaving a note saying she had no money for food. Now, a new inquest has ruled Jodey killed herself after her benefits were “mistakenly stopped by the DWP.” Thoughts to Jodey’s mum who fought for justice. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Disabled woman killed herself after DWP mistakenly withdrew benefits
Rare second inquest hears that Jodey Whiting, 42, left notes saying she had no food and could not pay bills
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Jodey Whiting - a 42 year old disabled mum - died in 2017, leaving a note saying she had no money for food. Now, a new inquest has ruled Jodey killed herself after her benefits were “mistakenly stopped by the DWP.” Thoughts to Jodey’s mum who fought for justice. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Just about 2 months ago PhD-candidate Ying Shen published her first paper (that time based on quantitative analyses), and now she already published her second (this time based on qualitative research)! Available (again) open access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Parental care among only children in China: Motivation, provision, and experiences - Ying Shen, Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu, Mariska van der Horst, Matthias Kliegel, Theo G. van Tilburg, 2025
Being the only child in the family means concentrated responsibilities for parental care. This study presents findings from 23 semi-structured interviews with C...
journals.sagepub.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Just about 2 months ago PhD-candidate Ying Shen published her first paper (that time based on quantitative analyses), and now she already published her second (this time based on qualitative research)! Available (again) open access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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📻 Recommended listening!
This excellent new podcast episode by @mediastormpod.bsky.social for which our Dr Anna Bull was interviewed: open.spotify.com/episode/4w1Z...
It explores how unis handle sexual misconduct cases when their professors are at the heart of the scandal...
This excellent new podcast episode by @mediastormpod.bsky.social for which our Dr Anna Bull was interviewed: open.spotify.com/episode/4w1Z...
It explores how unis handle sexual misconduct cases when their professors are at the heart of the scandal...
Abuse in academia: Are universities protecting predatory professors?
Media Storm · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
📻 Recommended listening!
This excellent new podcast episode by @mediastormpod.bsky.social for which our Dr Anna Bull was interviewed: open.spotify.com/episode/4w1Z...
It explores how unis handle sexual misconduct cases when their professors are at the heart of the scandal...
This excellent new podcast episode by @mediastormpod.bsky.social for which our Dr Anna Bull was interviewed: open.spotify.com/episode/4w1Z...
It explores how unis handle sexual misconduct cases when their professors are at the heart of the scandal...
First published article (available open access) by PhD-candidate Ying Shen who developed typology for care potential: “Policies and practice should not assume that older parents will receive care solely based on having multiple children or a child living nearby.”
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The Translation of Intergenerational Care Potential Into Care Receipt of Older Parents: A Prospective Study - Ying Shen, Theo G. van Tilburg, Mariska van der Horst, 2025
This study prospectively examined the extent to which intergenerational care potential translated into parent’s care receipt. Data were from 510 parents (aged 7...
journals.sagepub.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
First published article (available open access) by PhD-candidate Ying Shen who developed typology for care potential: “Policies and practice should not assume that older parents will receive care solely based on having multiple children or a child living nearby.”
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Call for abstracts! Submit your abstracts to the GenTime #timeuse and #gender ideologies sessions at the upcoming #BSPS2025 conference! @bspsuk.bsky.social @sociologyoxford.bsky.social
Our GenTime crew: @manyeekan.bsky.social @zhuofeilu.bsky.social & Matthew Henglong have a strand on ♀️♂️Gendered time use inequalities and 💭Gender Ideologies at #BSPS2025 @bspsuk.bsky.social this year! Short abstract, 250 words, 5pm, 09 May! www.lse.ac.uk/internationa... @sociologyoxford.bsky.social
Annual Conference
The British Society for Population Studies holds an annual conference in a different venue each September.
www.lse.ac.uk
April 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Call for abstracts! Submit your abstracts to the GenTime #timeuse and #gender ideologies sessions at the upcoming #BSPS2025 conference! @bspsuk.bsky.social @sociologyoxford.bsky.social
New article published, first one of PhD-candidate Anika Chowdhury who has done impressive analyses on Dutch register data looking at retirement pathways, available open access
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Cliff-edge or atypical retirement? Exploring retirement trajectories of post-war baby boomers in The Netherlands | Ageing & Society | Cambridge Core
Cliff-edge or atypical retirement? Exploring retirement trajectories of post-war baby boomers in The Netherlands
www.cambridge.org
March 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
New article published, first one of PhD-candidate Anika Chowdhury who has done impressive analyses on Dutch register data looking at retirement pathways, available open access
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Nieuwe pensioenwet kan slechter uitpakken voor vrouwen die deeltijd werken www.nu.nl/economie/634...
Nieuwe pensioenwet kan slechter uitpakken voor vrouwen die deeltijd werken
De nieuwe pensioenwet kan voor een grotere pensioenkloof zorgen tussen mannen en vrouwen, stellen onderzoekers. Jonge werknemers gaan namelijk meer pensioen opbouwen, terwijl vrouwen dan vaker parttim...
www.nu.nl
March 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Nieuwe pensioenwet kan slechter uitpakken voor vrouwen die deeltijd werken www.nu.nl/economie/634...
“the proposed Horizontal Equal Treatment Directive, which would ensure equality for persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation outside the field of employment, has been withdrawn"
www.age-platform.eu/eu-steps-bac...
www.age-platform.eu/eu-steps-bac...
EU steps back on Equality Protection: Commission withdraws Horizontal Equal Treatment DirectiveAccessibility toolsIncrease textDecrease textGreyscaleHigh contrastNegative contrastLight backgroundUnder...
AGE is deeply disappointed and concerned about this decision, which represents a significant step back in the fight against discrimination, including on the grounds of age, and the protection of older...
www.age-platform.eu
February 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
“the proposed Horizontal Equal Treatment Directive, which would ensure equality for persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation outside the field of employment, has been withdrawn"
www.age-platform.eu/eu-steps-bac...
www.age-platform.eu/eu-steps-bac...
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Why the labour market stats aren't all that they seem - new blog post at inequalities.substack.com/p/why-the-la...
April 18, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Why the labour market stats aren't all that they seem - new blog post at inequalities.substack.com/p/why-the-la...
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Do flexible retirement schemes create possibilities for exiting early or working longer? Or both? 🤔
💻 Join our ETK research webinar on April 22 to find out more, with presentations from Finland and Norway www.etk.fi/en/topical-i...
💻 Join our ETK research webinar on April 22 to find out more, with presentations from Finland and Norway www.etk.fi/en/topical-i...
Research webinar: Early exit or working longer through flexible retirement? - Finnish Centre for Pensions
In Finland, Norway and Sweden, partial retirement is completely independent of the employment relationship: a person can receive a partial or even a full pension regardless of the amount of work or…
www.etk.fi
April 10, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Do flexible retirement schemes create possibilities for exiting early or working longer? Or both? 🤔
💻 Join our ETK research webinar on April 22 to find out more, with presentations from Finland and Norway www.etk.fi/en/topical-i...
💻 Join our ETK research webinar on April 22 to find out more, with presentations from Finland and Norway www.etk.fi/en/topical-i...
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Fully funded doctoral researcher (f/m/d) – Sociology – in the RWI/IAB http://dlvr.it/T5D6w7
April 8, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Fully funded doctoral researcher (f/m/d) – Sociology – in the RWI/IAB http://dlvr.it/T5D6w7
Kamer debatteert over ‘versnipperd’ gehandicaptenbeleid: ‘Als je het niet ervaart, sta je er niet bij stil’ www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/...
April 3, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Kamer debatteert over ‘versnipperd’ gehandicaptenbeleid: ‘Als je het niet ervaart, sta je er niet bij stil’ www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/...
“S2E11 Menopause, sexism, ageism: What's driving women out of work? - with Karen Arthur and Emma Goswell” mediastormpodcast.com/podcast/epis...
April 2, 2024 at 5:58 AM
“S2E11 Menopause, sexism, ageism: What's driving women out of work? - with Karen Arthur and Emma Goswell” mediastormpodcast.com/podcast/epis...
PHD-positie binnen onderzoeksproject beschikbaar. Voor details, zie: werkenbij.amsterdamumc.org/nl/vacatures...
March 19, 2024 at 7:50 AM
PHD-positie binnen onderzoeksproject beschikbaar. Voor details, zie: werkenbij.amsterdamumc.org/nl/vacatures...
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“Every disabled person who has been told by a stranger in Tesco that they would “rather die than be like you” knows, in the pit of our stomachs, what some of the public think about the value of our lives.”
My col. on assisted dying in tomorrow’s paper t.co/Ttalz1Gesr
My col. on assisted dying in tomorrow’s paper t.co/Ttalz1Gesr
I’m glad the debate on assisted dying is forging ahead. But few understand why it frightens so many | Frances Ryan
Everyone deserves the right to a good death. Yet fears disabled people have about being coerced into euthanasia are justified, writes Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
t.co
February 29, 2024 at 7:52 PM
“Every disabled person who has been told by a stranger in Tesco that they would “rather die than be like you” knows, in the pit of our stomachs, what some of the public think about the value of our lives.”
My col. on assisted dying in tomorrow’s paper t.co/Ttalz1Gesr
My col. on assisted dying in tomorrow’s paper t.co/Ttalz1Gesr
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This is a fantastic postdoc opportunity to join the new ERC funded research group led by the brilliant Dr. Silvia Loi @mpidr.bsky.social !
I am excited to start my new research group on Migration and Health Inequalities at @mpidr.bsky.social & happy to share my first job announcement for a postdoc! Are you as curious as me to understand why immigrants age in poorer health compared to non immigrants?
If yes, apply! ⬇️
If yes, apply! ⬇️
🚨JOB ALERT🚨Post-Doctoral Researcher @mpidr.bsky.social! Come & work with @loisilvia.bsky.social in her Research Group on #Migration & #Health #Inequalities. Learn more about Silvia's project: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
#Job description: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
#postdoc #poptwitter
#Job description: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
#postdoc #poptwitter
February 28, 2024 at 7:28 PM
This is a fantastic postdoc opportunity to join the new ERC funded research group led by the brilliant Dr. Silvia Loi @mpidr.bsky.social !
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NEW & FANTASTIC Assistant Professorship at the Department of Sociology of Trinity College Dublin! 😲
Assistant Professor in Sociology
General areas: Economic and Organisational Sociology
Deadline: 21 March, 2024
Share and apply! 😊
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DGB915/a...
Assistant Professor in Sociology
General areas: Economic and Organisational Sociology
Deadline: 21 March, 2024
Share and apply! 😊
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DGB915/a...
February 26, 2024 at 9:20 PM
NEW & FANTASTIC Assistant Professorship at the Department of Sociology of Trinity College Dublin! 😲
Assistant Professor in Sociology
General areas: Economic and Organisational Sociology
Deadline: 21 March, 2024
Share and apply! 😊
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DGB915/a...
Assistant Professor in Sociology
General areas: Economic and Organisational Sociology
Deadline: 21 March, 2024
Share and apply! 😊
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DGB915/a...
“We looked at a huge amount of evidence of the years and what our review shows is that there are ways to make the home working approach actually work well for the organisation and also for the employee.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Working from home can bring big health benefits, study finds
A review of 1,930 papers into home working found major pluses, but also downsides such as antisocial hours and being overlooked for promotion
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2024 at 8:49 AM
“We looked at a huge amount of evidence of the years and what our review shows is that there are ways to make the home working approach actually work well for the organisation and also for the employee.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"Furthermore, in the survey a quarter (26 per cent) said their employers value older workers less than before the crisis began. Half (49 per cent) of all workers felt there were fewer opportunities for older workers to progress in the workplace since the beginning of the cost of living crisis." (UK)
Third of people think attitudes to older workers have worsened, survey finds
Employers view hiring over 55s as a ‘risk’, experts say, while a fifth of older employees have felt discriminated against because of their age
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk
February 11, 2024 at 8:50 AM
"Furthermore, in the survey a quarter (26 per cent) said their employers value older workers less than before the crisis began. Half (49 per cent) of all workers felt there were fewer opportunities for older workers to progress in the workplace since the beginning of the cost of living crisis." (UK)
New project I am involved in, now has a website, explaining what it is and the key objectives: www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
February 5, 2024 at 1:27 PM
New project I am involved in, now has a website, explaining what it is and the key objectives: www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
Massive congratulations to Vanessa Beck and Jo Brewis on today’s publication of their book “Menopause Transitions and the Workplace”! 2nd book in series “Rethinking Work, Ageing and Retirement”-series. For more details see here:
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/menopause-tr...
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/menopause-tr...
January 10, 2024 at 7:38 AM
Massive congratulations to Vanessa Beck and Jo Brewis on today’s publication of their book “Menopause Transitions and the Workplace”! 2nd book in series “Rethinking Work, Ageing and Retirement”-series. For more details see here:
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/menopause-tr...
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/menopause-tr...