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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Sep 4

This happened 💥🎭🫶🏼 #ECSR2025
@danielcapistrano.com @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social @evazschirnt.bsky.social @distasioval.bsky.social @bramlancee.bsky.social @hcebolla.bsky.social @alvaroszv.bsky.social @heypaolo.bsky.social
@mfreino.bsky.social

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Sep 3

Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement* url: academic.oup.com/qje/article/...

Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement*

Abstract. Economists often measure discrimination as disparities arising from the direct effects of group identity. We develop new tools to model and measu

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Sep 3

@alvaroszv.bsky.social @hcebolla.bsky.social

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Sep 3

The EquaStrength project team is ver well represented at the #ECSR2025 in Cologne. Stay tuned!
@jeremykuhnle.bsky.social @distasioval.bsky.social @danielcapistrano.com @heypaolo.bsky.social @mfreino.bsky.social

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Jul 4

Our colleagues Pelin Atay and Susanne Veit were also presenting results of the EqualStrength project at the #ISPP2025 Annual Meeting in Prague

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Jul 4

EqualStrength crowd is the coolest crowd 😎🔥 #IMISCOE2025 (

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Jul 4

@elystromberg.bsky.social presenting a study on intersectional stereotyping, co-authored with @evazschirnt.bsky.social #IMISCOE2025

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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · Jul 4

Vasilena Lachkovska presented another @equalstrength.bsky.social article switching the focus to native’s sense of uncomfortableness

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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · Jul 4

Last session, Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe presents work on cross-national differences in structural racism #IMISCOE2025

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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · Jul 3

@mfreino.bsky.social presents an @equalstrength.bsky.social survey module on support for DEI workplace policies among ethnic minorities that will soon be fielded

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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · Jul 4

@sbvanoosten.bsky.social is presenting work on minority politicians distancing themselves from their in-group in an attempt to increase votes #IMISCOE2025

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Jul 4

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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · Jul 4

Last day of #IMISCOE2025, @heypaolo.bsky.social is presenting joint work with @mfreino.bsky.social on perception of fairness and discrimination among migrants in the english housing market

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Jul 3

more presentations from the EqualStrength consortium. Now @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social presenting in the panel organised by Carolin Schutze 'Diversity and ethnic and racial discrimination in organizations' #IMISCOE2025

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Jul 2

@equalstrength.bsky.social team presenting at IMISCOE in Paris. @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social and @danielcapistrano.com show sizeable variation in the recognition of ethnic minority names, depending on both context and respondent demographics, confirming careful pre-testing is crucial in experiments.

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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · Jul 1

Excited to be at the #IMISCOE conference in Paris this week! Will present work on intersectionality and stereotypes with new data from the @equalstrength.bsky.social project in the last session on Friday. Last session is the best session right?

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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · Jul 2

@evazschirnt.bsky.social presents work on the hijab penalty in wage fairness attributions, and how it relates to attractiveness. Joint work with among others @jhellyer.bsky.social. #IMISCOE2025

Person standing infront of a presentation titled the hijab penalty: how wearing a headscarf shapes judgement of wage fairness

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Jul 2

@jeremykuhnle.bsky.social and @danielcapistrano.com presented results of a large cross-national survey on public perceptions of majority and minority names in terms of class, race, ethnicity and religiosity

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Jul 2

@evazschirnt.bsky.social presenting results of a factorial survey experiment on perceptions of wage penalties of workers wearing the hijab

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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · Jul 2

We’re kicking off the second day with some @equalstrength.bsky.social work. @simbori.bsky.social is presenting work from a a correspondence experiment investigating discrimination against Roma in accessing childcare.

Seminar room with a presentation projected in the back and people sitting around listening

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Jul 2

Stay tuned! 👇

Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Jun 23

Gearing up for the Annual Conference of IMISCOE, in Paris. Next week, our @equalstrength.bsky.social team will be presenting fresh results from multi-sited survey and field experiments on prejudice, intersectional stereotypes and discrimination conducted in 9 European countries. Stay tuned!

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · May 1

Our Annual Review of Sociology article on conceptualizing and measuring structural racism is now available.

Get it while studying racism is still legal. @tyson-brown.bsky.social @pahoman.bsky.social

(also, lots of great articles are in this volume).

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Advancing the Scientific Study of Structural Racism: Concepts, Measures, and Methods | Annual Reviews

This review provides 10 actionable recommendations for advancing the scientific study of structural racism through theoretically grounded and empirically robust measures and methods. By offering conce...

www.annualreviews.org

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Apr 8

Thanks for the opportunity to present our @equalstrength.bsky.social work at such a great department! Truly enjoyed my visit.

Diana Galos @dianagalos.bsky.social · Apr 8

Thank you, @distasioval.bsky.social, for an inspiring talk at the University of Copenhagen on discrimination in childcare access. What an important project and huge effort to collect data in nine countries—we look forward to following the next steps!

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · May 21

Happy to present the first results from our @equalstrength.bsky.social project! Lots to do, still, but we have a fantastic team!

EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · May 21

Your name. Your background. Still deciding if your child gets a spot in daycare.

Today at dept Seminar Series , @distasioval.bsky.social & Lea pessin shared sobering evidence of discrimination across Europe. Research like this reminds us: biases don’t pause at the nursery door.

#SPSseminar #EUI

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Jun 5

A very productive co-creation meeting in Budapest, hosted by @simbori.bsky.social and her team, to present the results or our @equalstrength.bsky.social project on anti-Roma discrimination to stakeholders and share input for our DISBELIEF project, funded by the @eui-eu.bsky.social Widening Scheme.

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RC28 Social Stratification @isa-rc28.bsky.social · Mar 25

Hope to see more topics on childcare at RC28! If possible, the conference should provide childcare service too.

Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Mar 25

@stefaniesprong.bsky.social kicking off @isa-rc28.bsky.social conference in Milan with a presentation on discrimination in access to childcare from our @equalstrength.bsky.social project! Stay tuned for more!

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