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🗞️ CPC-CG member Professor Athina Vlachantoni and CPC-CG Co-Director Professor Maria Evandrou (Department of #Gerontology at University of #Southampton) recently wrote an article examining why white British #families are more likely to depend on #grandparents for #childcare, drawing on findings from #UnderstandingSociety data.

Head to section 5 of the latest #ChangingPopulations magazine to read the article: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/WzAYgcw05ELXCdXJ?ref=Link&loc=play

#family #demography #ageing #workingparents #childcarecosts

Image shows grandfather helping toddler grandson to put shoes on in a playroom setting. Headline reads 'Grandparents and childcare' with intro text:

CPC-CG member Professor
Athina Vlachantoni and CPC-CG
Co-Director Professor Maria
Evandrou recently wrote an
article for The Conversation
examining why white British
families are more likely to depend
on grandparents for childcare.

Drawing on findings from the UK Household Longitudinal Study,
Professors Vlachantoni and Evandrou from the University of
Southampton discuss how employment patterns, cultural
expectations, and health inequalities across ethnic communities
shape family childcare arrangements, offering new perspectives
on how intergenerational care connects to work, wellbeing and
ageing in the UK. They explain: About two-thirds of people in the UK will become grandparents
during their lifetime. Half of those grandparents will provide some
form of care to their grandchildren. But who makes up that half
depends on a number... — Image shows grandfather helping toddler grandson to put shoes on in a playroom setting. Headline reads 'Grandparents and childcare' with intro text: CPC-CG member Professor Athina Vlachantoni and CPC-CG Co-Director Professor Maria Evandrou recently wrote an article for The Conversation examining why white British families are more likely to depend on grandparents for childcare. Drawing on findings from the UK Household Longitudinal Study, Professors Vlachantoni and Evandrou from the University of Southampton discuss how employment patterns, cultural expectations, and health inequalities across ethnic communities shape family childcare arrangements, offering new perspectives on how intergenerational care connects to work, wellbeing and ageing in the UK. They explain: About two-thirds of people in the UK will become grandparents during their lifetime. Half of those grandparents will provide some form of care to their grandchildren. But who makes up that half depends on a number...

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Changing Populations

Welcome to issue 17 of Changing Populations.

Centre for Population Change

@CPCpopulation@sciences.social · 2 weeks ago

📑 CPC-CG members Dr Valentina Di Iasio, Professor Corrado Giulietti and Professor Jackie Wahba OBE ( #Economics at the University of #Southampton) discuss their analysis of #UnderstandingSociety data examining the uneven social consequences of #Brexit in the UK and how it affected the #mentalhealth of #ethnicminority #youth ⤵️

https://www.economicsobservatory.com/how-did-brexit-affect-the-mental-health-of-ethnic-minority-youth

#EUreferendum #europeanUnion #youngpeople #socialsciences #deprivation #demography

Economics Observatory

How did Brexit affect the mental health of ethnic minority youth? - Economics Observatory

Research evidence suggests that the UK referendum on whether or not to remain in the European Union had uneven social consequences. Younger people from ethnic minorities living in areas of the country with stronger support for Brexit experienced a deterioration in their mental health after the vote.

Centre for Population Change

@CPCpopulation@sciences.social · 2 weeks ago

🔖 Save the date for our next #CPCCGWebinar on Thursday 26 February with Brienna Perelli-Harris, Head of the Department of #SocialStatistics and #Demography, University of Southampton.

Brienna will be discussing forced #displacement in #Ukraine.

All welcome to join us online - register at: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/event_calendar/963/CPC_CG_Webinar__Brienna_Perelli_Harris

Promotional graphic for the CPC-CG seminar series. On the left, a person wearing headphones sits at a desk facing a computer screen showing a video call with multiple participants. On the right, a blue panel displays the Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations logos, and event details: Brienna Perelli-Harris, University of Southampton, presenting “Forced displacement in Ukraine: Decisions, measurement, and uncertainty”. The seminar is online on 26 February, 13:00–14:00 GMT.

CPC - Event Calendar

The Centre for Population Change (CPC) is a collaboration between the Universities of Southampton, St. Andrews, and Stirling, it is an umbrella organisation bringing together multiple projects investigating population change. These projects are financed through a variety of funders, primarily the Economic and Social Research Council.

Centre for Population Change

@CPCpopulation@sciences.social · 3 weeks ago

Join Population Europe at 13.00 (CET) to celebrate the #European Day of #Demography, where our Director, Professor Jane Falkingham, will be one of the experts discussing how #demographic change is altering #intergenerational relations. More info and register to join online ⤵️

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andreas-edel-7136055a_today-is-the-day-the-european-day-of-activity-7424708460279390208-xbHH?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAEIj30YBkUh2vyOV7wuNKuFb8TRaV0Wxbuo

#population #populationeurope #intergenerational #intergenerationalfairness #intergenerationalSolidarity #socialsciences #wealth #resources

🔝 Today is the day: the European Day of Demography!

🔵 Demography matters. Evidence on population developments is required for political, social and business planning and decision-making at the… | Andreas Edel

🔝 Today is the day: the European Day of Demography! 🔵 Demography matters. Evidence on population developments is required for political, social and business planning and decision-making at the European, national and regional levels. 🔵 Demography has a long tradition of data collection, evaluation and analysis: On 4 February 1662, John Graunt completed the first such study, marking the inception of the scientific disciplines of demography and epidemiology. 🔝 Let's talk. About how generations will live together. In the future. This year's topic: Sharing financial and non-monetary resources (e.g. care time) between and within generations can foster a sense of solidarity, social cohesion and resilience. But are these resources distributed fairly? 🔜 Join us online today to discuss one of the most urgent issues in recent policies with eminent experts. 📅 Wednesday, 4 February 2026, 13.00 - 14.30 (CET). 🖋️ You can register here: https://lnkd.in/dptWDRxV 📰 Read our new discussion paper (in German; the authors will conclude and discuss their findings during the event) 💾 https://lnkd.in/d9WySyga We would like to thank the following experts for their valuable contributions to the event and paper: Matthias Albert (Universität Bielefeld) | Bernhard Binder-Hammer (Vienna Institute of Demography (VID)) | Claudia Diehl (Universität Konstanz) | Jane Falkingham (ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations | Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz (Technische Universität Wien) | Denis Gerstorf (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) | Karsten Hank (Universität zu Köln) | Klaus Hurrelmann (Hertie School) | Pauline Kleinschlömer (Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung – BiB) | C. Katharina Spieß (Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung (BiB) und Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz | Pieter Vanhuysse, Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark | Hans-Werner Wahl, Universität Heidelberg | Martin Werding (Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung und Ruhr-Universität Bochum | Elena Ziege (Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung (BiB). The event is based on the results of a Population Europe project funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend. Photo by Askar Abayev (pexels.com)

Demographic Research

@DemRes@sciences.social · last month

Loneliness has a demographic footprint. The new essay from @hpa_passarelli outlines how relational disconnection interacts with mortality, fertility, and migration – and why it matters for understanding population change. Check it out!
#Demography #Loneliness #Socialconnections
https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/54/5/

Demographic Research

Demographic Research - The demography of loneliness: Rethinking social connections in population research (Volume 54 - Article 5 | Pages 133–158)

Volume 54 - Article 5 | Pages 133–158

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Martin Rundkvist

@mrundkvist@archaeo.social · last month

Adding to #Japan's demographic woes, the Chinese year that starts on 17 February is a year of the Iron Horse. The last one, in 1966, saw nativity drop by one quarter in Japan.

Because according to traditional belief, women born in such a year are stubborn and angry by nature, so many people avoid timing births in such a year.

#demography

Martin Rundkvist

@mrundkvist@archaeo.social · last month

Adding to #Japan's demographic woes, the Chinese year that starts on 17 February is a year of the Iron Horse. The last one, in 1966, saw nativity drop by one quarter in Japan.

Because according to traditional belief, women born in such a year are stubborn and angry by nature, so many people avoid timing births in such a year.

#demography

Centre for Population Change

@CPCpopulation@sciences.social · last month

This looks set to be a brilliant event on understanding the needs of lower-income families, with many great speakers, including CPC-CG member Athina Vlachantoni, who will discuss how we should properly value both paid and unpaid work.

Register to attend in person or online on 10 Feb: https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/unsung-britain-final-conference/

#demography #socialpolicy #socialscience #families #lowincome #costofliving #inequality #labourmarket #socialmobility #economy #livingstandards #poverty #welfare #caring #ageing #ukpolitics

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https://www.resolutionfoundation.org

Unsung Britain Final Conference

The 13 million working-age families across the poorest half of the country, who at various times have been dubbed the ‘squeezed middle’, ‘just about managing families’ and ‘alarm clock Britain’ are widely courted by politicians of all persuasions. No party can win elections without their votes, and the country cannot succeed without their needs being met. And yet they are poorly understood and badly served in the 21sr century so far, which is why we have dubbed them ‘Unsung Britain’.

Centre for Population Change

@CPCpopulation@sciences.social · 3 months ago

New video: Watch Ayse Guveli from the University of #Warwick in our #CPCCGWebinar from last week. She discussed the 2000 #Families and The Third Generation projects which aim to reveal the consequences and the long-term impact of #migration on #migrants from Turkey and on their three #generation #descendants by comparing them to their non-migrant counterparts in #Turkey:

https://youtu.be/Ngobm5I-mh0?si=TQ608VQkCa0wXayB&t=1

#demography #sociology #inequality #education #labourmarkets #genderroles #religiosity #assimilation

Centre for Population Change

@CPCpopulation@sciences.social · 4 months ago

CPC-CG's Bernice Kuang, a research fellow in #demography at the University of #Southampton, claimed #Londoners still wanted to have an average of two #children, but that this was not feasible for many in the #capital.

She blamed a shift from #socialhousing to private #renting in inner #London, adding that "private rented accommodation is not seen as the place to start a #family".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0l7pzx6602o

BBC News

Cost of living: Families are priced out of London, Assembly told

There has been a drop in birth rates and the number of children living in London, experts say.

Demographic Research

@DemRes@sciences.social · 4 months ago

Feminicide is reshaping Mexico’s demographic future. Between 2000 and 2019, nearly 50,000 women were murdered. Study by @itzeldiazj & Victor Garcia-Guerrero shows that eliminating these gender-based killings could raise women’s life expectancy at birth by up to five years. #Feminicide #Mexico #Demography #GenderViolence
https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/53/24/

Centre for Population Change

@CPCpopulation@sciences.social · 4 months ago

Today, CPC-CG's Bernice Kuang is a guest speaker at the #Economy, #Culture and #Skills Committee as they investigate current and projected #trends relating to #birthrates and the number of #children in #London, and the causes for lower numbers of children in the capital.

The Committee also aims to find out the long-term impact a reduction in #youngpeople will have on London’s #schools, #businesses and wider economy.

Watch live from 11:15am ⬇️

https://www.london.gov.uk/could-london-become-child-free-area

#socialscience #demography

London City Hall

Could London become a ‘child-free area’?

The Economy, Culture and Skills Committee will tomorrow begin its investigation into current and projected trends relating to birth rates and the number of children in London, and the causes for lower numbers of children in the capital.