Laura Sochas
@laurasochas.bsky.social
Tenure-track Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Edinburgh
How social policies and institutions affect health and reproduction inequalities.
How social policies and institutions affect health and reproduction inequalities.
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Our new paper: Austerity as reproductive injustice: did local government spending cuts unequally impact births? led by Laura Sochas is out now OA in @sfjournal.bsky.social
Austerity as reproductive injustice: did local government spending cuts unequally impact births?
Abstract. Large local government spending cuts in England, spanning over a decade of austerity policies, have severely restricted the universal services an
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Austerity policies limit the right to parent in safe and healthy environments by decoupling service provision and welfare entitlements from the level of need.
Our latest paper with @jenchanfreau.bsky.social shows that they can also have knock-on effects on the right to have a child.
Our latest paper with @jenchanfreau.bsky.social shows that they can also have knock-on effects on the right to have a child.
Reposted by Laura Sochas
‘For policy, it means shifting the question from “How can we change or reverse current trends?” to “How can societies remain prosperous, equitable, and sustainable under conditions of low fertility, population aging and, in many places, population decline?”’
Yes! That’s the right question.
Yes! That’s the right question.
The demographic future that we do not know about
The demographic future of the planet has rarely been as questioned as it is today. For much of the 20th century, the demographic transition theory provided a clear narrative: With modernization and de...
www.science.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
‘For policy, it means shifting the question from “How can we change or reverse current trends?” to “How can societies remain prosperous, equitable, and sustainable under conditions of low fertility, population aging and, in many places, population decline?”’
Yes! That’s the right question.
Yes! That’s the right question.
Austerity policies limit the right to parent in safe and healthy environments by decoupling service provision and welfare entitlements from the level of need.
Our latest paper with @jenchanfreau.bsky.social shows that they can also have knock-on effects on the right to have a child.
Our latest paper with @jenchanfreau.bsky.social shows that they can also have knock-on effects on the right to have a child.
Our new paper: Austerity as reproductive injustice: did local government spending cuts unequally impact births? led by Laura Sochas is out now OA in @sfjournal.bsky.social
Austerity as reproductive injustice: did local government spending cuts unequally impact births?
Abstract. Large local government spending cuts in England, spanning over a decade of austerity policies, have severely restricted the universal services an
url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Austerity policies limit the right to parent in safe and healthy environments by decoupling service provision and welfare entitlements from the level of need.
Our latest paper with @jenchanfreau.bsky.social shows that they can also have knock-on effects on the right to have a child.
Our latest paper with @jenchanfreau.bsky.social shows that they can also have knock-on effects on the right to have a child.