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Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Oxford University
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Interdisciplinary research center based at the University of Oxford and Oxford Population Health - disrupting and realigning #demography. Funded by @leverhulme.bsky.social
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Explore the full paper and interactive dashboard for deeper insights and country/region-level breakdowns.

Study: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Dashboard: digitalgendergaps.org

Authors on here: @ridhikashyap.bsky.social @caseybreen.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The study is a technical marvel:

It used machine-learning 🎰📖 to analzye:
- Facebook audience counts
- geospatial indicators
- household surveys on digital use in 33 countries.

This allowed to model gendered internet use & mobile ownership for 2,075 regions in 117 countries
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
And that was today's #miniseminar for you.
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Key findings from Greve’s study:

🧠 Mental-health care use ↑ sharply around a parent’s diagnosis and death
👩‍👧 Effects strongest for daughters
💼 Earnings largely unchanged

The talk ended with a rich discussion on elderly & patient care in Denmark.
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
and that was today's mini seminar wrap-up 🙂.

happy belated Canda day!
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Bill Morneau's roadmap:

✅ Manage debt and deficits prudently
✅ Invest in people, infrastructure & innovation
✅ Simplify regulation & build policy durability
✅ Be pragmatic on climate

Growth, he said, is built “not by eureka moments, but by small wins, sustained with honesty.”
October 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Interesting from a demographic perspective was how he linked the challenge of declining trust to demographic headwinds, via immigration.

"Sustained immigration is only possible if governments win their populations trust that it is being handled well. We have to do better on this."
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Morneau discussed the challenge of converging headwinds:

🌬️ Debt
🌬️ Demographics
🌬️ Geopolitical fragmentation
🌬️ declining trust.

Growth, he argued, is essential to fund scoieties social contracts as well as climate goals.

“Degrowth is a distraction; execution and consent are everything.”
October 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We are honoured that Bill is currently here as a Nuffield College/LCDS Visiting Fellow.

His talk will focus on challenges to growth, and how to forge positive outcome for the next generation.

Join us at the Butler Room at Nuffield College, tomorrow.

The coffee will be spiked with maple syrup.
October 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM