Heini Väisänen
Social demography, sexual & reproductive health (#abortion, #miscarriage) at INED, France.
PI of ERC Starting Grant "Social Inequalities in the Risk and Aftermath of Miscarriage (@soc-misc.bsky.social)".
@FemQuant.bsky.social co-ordinator.
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- Reposted by Heini Väisänen⏰ DEADLINE TOMORROW! ⏰ Only 1 day left to submit your paper to AFÉPOP 2026! Topics: Pop econ (gender, family, educ, labor, health, demography, inequalities, etc.) 📅 Deadline: February 6 📍 Strasbourg, May 6-7 🎤 Keynote: Marianne Simonsen Don't miss this opportunity! 👉 afepop2026.sciencesconf.org
- 📢CALL FOR PAPERS📢 AFÉPOP 2026 CONFERENCE 🗓️ May 6-7, 2026 📍 Strasbourg BETA ✨Keynote: Marianne Simonsen (Aarhus Uni, @cesifo.org, @iza.org) Apply👇 afepop2026.sciencesconf.org Topics: Population econ (gender, family, education, labor, health, demography, inequalities, etc.) Deadline: Feb 6⏱️
- Reposted by Heini Väisänen💡Ami.e.s francophones, je vous conseille vivement ce livre 📕 de @seyeabimbola.bsky.social qui fait avancer le discours sur les fondements et le devenir de la santé mondiale !
- Reposted by Heini Väisänen📢 New peer-reviewed academic response to the Sullivan Review into sex and gender in research and data. @jaytoddgla.bsky.social and @felicitycallard.bsky.social have published a critical response to the Sullivan Review. doi.org/10.1111/tran...
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenGreat to see this Contraception Special Issue on the Emergence of "FemTech" within the Sexual and Reproductive Health Landscape - Contraception www.contraceptionjournal.org/article/S001...
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenFrom research to action 💥 SOC-MISC hosted a workshop with Dr Mégane Acheche (Besançon University Hospital). Her clinical expertise is key to building the foundations of some next steps of the project. More soon! With Fondation Solimut and @erc.europa.eu #PregnancyLoss #Miscarriage #WomensHealth
- Reposted by Heini Väisänen📣 Lancement de l'appel à communications pour le prochain colloque de l'AIDELF, qui se tiendra @umontreal.ca à l'été 2027 😎 Grande fierté et enthousiasme à l'idée d'accueillir la communauté de démographes francophones sur notre campus 💙 Soumettez d'ici le 15 avril 2026 : aidelf2027.sciencesconf.org
- Reposted by Heini Väisänen📢 Hiring: Postdoctoral Fellow in LGBTQ Reproductive Health Disparities at Harvard Medical School 🌈🧬 Focus on rigorous epi methods + big data (longitudinal cohorts, EMR, claims) 📊 Ideal for epi/biostats folks who want rich cross-Harvard collaborations Details👇 Please boost + tag! 📣
- Reposted by Heini Väisänen🇺🇸 Une étude a estimé l'impact "considérable" du #Covid19 entre octobre 2022 et septembre 2024 aux États-Unis, soit après la phase la plus critique de la pandémie : • près de 80 millions de cas • près de 2 millions d'hospitalisations • plus de 200 000 décès 1/3
- Reposted by Heini Väisänen"2025 is the first year of this century where child deaths will increase." As aid cuts begin to bite it is projected that an additional 200,000 children under the age 5 will die from preventable illnesses bringing the annual total to 4.8 million. www.gatesfoundation.org/goalkeepers/...
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenIf you, as a scientist, cannot be bothered to engage in the intellectual work of science, please quit your job and leave it to someone with skill and integrity.
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenStrongly encourage folks interested in the below to read this: www.bmj.com/content/384/...
- State highlights women who regret abortions in emotional appeal for Missouri regulations missouriindependent.com/2026/01/24/m...
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenNew research on trans children and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC): With the UNCRC recently incorporated into Scottish law, @fiercemum.bsky.social and I teamed up to discuss the urgent actions needed to protect trans children's rights. brill.com/view/journal...
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenWhat's left to say?
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenIf you are interested in all things ✨causal inference✨, please join our multidisciplinary Causal Inference Interest Group (CIIG). We host monthly seminars featuring speakers with various academic backgrounds and research interests. Links below. cc @clscohorts.bsky.social @pwgtennant.bsky.social
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenJOB! I'm hiring a postdoc for 2 years on my ERC MaMo project. Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months. Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenWhat should we do as editors when a reviewer has clearly used AI to write their peer review? In my opinion, this is academic misconduct. But it's almost impossible to prove. Should we just ignore the review? Should we report it to their employer? Should we have a blacklist of suspect reviewers?
- Saw my first AI-generated #Review today, of a paper in Scientific Reports. It was like a highschool teacher giving constructive feedback on an essay, with statements from a rubric. If i see this as editor, your 'review' will be ignored. If i see it as 1st/last author, I'll write to the editor. 🤷♂️
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenThe Futures of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Forum is taking place on Tues 27 Jan! 📊 We've overjoyed by the HUGE number of people registered – and would love for you to join us! 🕑 16.00 (GMT), 11.00 (ET), 08.00 (PT) 💻 Online 👋 All welcome Register here: sogidata.eventbrite.co.uk
- Reposted by Heini Väisänen« La fabrique du sale boulot. Pourquoi les médecins n’aiment pas pratiquer les avortements », Raphael Perrin (@sorbonneparis1.bsky.social) @rfs-revue.bsky.social @cairninfo.bsky.social shs.cairn.info/revue-revue-...
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenDespite Fellow of the Royal Society Elon Musk's best efforts, Demographic and Health Surveys - a hugely important source of demographic and health data for the global community - are not dead yet
- This is exciting! www.dhsprogram.com?fbclid=IwVER...
- Reposted by Heini Väisänen📣 Call for papers: We are inviting you to submit contributions to a Special Collection on the Socioeconomic Inequalities in Mortality in the Long-Run, organized by K. Thompson, T. Riswick & S. Clouston. Submissions to this collection are possible from January 28, 2026 until June 28, 2026. (1/2)
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I sure hope the thousands of people loving this story (as they should) will consider becoming vegetarian or vegan soon. Veronika got where she is because she is kept as a pet and is allowed to live her full years in peace. - Reposted by Heini VäisänenThe Vagina Museum exists because of voluntary donations. We literally couldn't do it without you. Until the end of the month, donations made to our fundraising campaign to support our running costs are doubled by a kind charitable foundation. www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenNew research maps the campaign to erase trans people from UK data 🔢 This peer-reviewed article offers the first detailed account of how UK campaign groups have sought to define sex as strictly biological across the census, policing, healthcare and digital ID. doi.org/10.1080/0958...
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenCan we finally all accept that placating and accommodating the far right didn't and will never work? While we're at it, can we stop taking them at their word when they pretend they care about democracy, free speech, peace etc and that they are not far right because they say so?
- Reposted by Heini Väisänen“COVID-19 infection prior to start of pregnancy was associated with antepartum hemorrhage whereas COVID-19 infection during pregnancy was associated with eclampsia and antepartum hemorrhage.” www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenHappy New Year everyone 🎉 📢 We are glad to announce that the first newsletter of the SOC-MISC project has just been published. 📖 Please read it and subscribe here to never miss updates on our #miscarriage research : soc-misc.site.ined.fr/en/about/soc... The newsletter will be published twice a year.
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenJoin us 12 February for the next FemQuant seminar when we will be joined by @honoratabogusz.bsky.social who will present her paper on Deroutinization of Labor and Second Birth in West Germany: The Moderating Role of Childcare. Full details and link to sign up: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenThis week, JAMA, one of the world’s most respected peer-reviewed medical journals, released an analysis reviewing more than 5,000 pages of scientific evidence on mifepristone. The conclusion reaffirms what decades of clinical practice have already shown: Mifepristone is safe and effective. (1/2)
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenUpdated term card for FemQuant events this spring! And there is still time to sign up to join us for the first event tomorrow! Full details and links to sign up here: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenPopulation & Development Review is seeking applications for Editor(s)! For more info, visit popcouncil.org/wp-content/u...
- Please join us for the first FemQuant seminar of the year this Wednesday 14 Jan at 2pm CET! More info below 👇
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenENG | The SOC-MISC team members @heinivaisanen.bsky.social & Hélène Malmanche won funding from the Solimut foundation to further support qualitative research conducted in the SOC-MISC project 🥳 1/3
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenThe AI and social science publishing problem is SO MUCH bigger than this. The peer review system is close to broken, nobody has time to edit or review properly, and LLM-polished or -generated work that looks good in form but is weak in its fundaments ia flooding submissions. It"s not sustainable.
- Interesting discussion between @jburnmurdoch.ft.com and & @sarahoconnorft.ft.com on what developments in AI like Claude Code might mean for social science, including the risk it will lead to an increase in low quality work www.ft.com/content/9183...
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenI only want to read articles where an author takes responsibility for every sentence. Please don't disrespect my limited time by presenting me with sentences produced by an LLM that are not full of the meaning that YOU want to say. I want to connect with an author and trust their integrity.
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- Reposted by Heini VäisänenCheck out the exciting online events we've got lined up for Spring 2026 - and join us next week for our first research seminar of the year! Still firming up details for an even in May, so keep an eye out for updates! More info + links to sign up to attend: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenJanuary 2026 Newsletter Happy new year! Below is the January newsletter. We are currently in the process of solidifying the Spring 2026 term card of FemQuant events, but we have started adding sign-up links for the events we do have on the books! Keep your eyes peeled for more seminars and further…
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenHappy New Year 🎉 💡A reminder to start 2026 with the next FemQuant seminar on Wed 14 Jan given by Dr Hyojin Seo on "Outsider Orbit: Segmentation of Employment Trajectories and Feminisation of Outsiders in South Korea" Please register using the link below to receive the Zoom link on the day 👇
- Please join FemQuant in January for our next seminar! It'll be given by Dr Hyojin Seo on: "Outsider Orbit: Segmentation of Employment Trajectories and Feminisation of Outsiders in South Korea" 📆 Wed 14 Jan 2026 at 8am (EST), 1pm (GMT), 2pm (CET) More info: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenNew paper finally published! Using data on 78 million births from 15 countries, we found that babies conceived during the COVID-19 pandemic have a different parental socioeconomic composition than expected had the pandemic not occurred. doi.org/10.1038/s414... @natcomms.nature.com @helsinki.fi
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenThe result is that the anti-populist "centre" moves ever more to the far right while pretending to stand against it Crucially, it does so to avoid addressing the many crises unfolding as this would require radical change which both anti-populists and the far right stand against 3/
- I am looking forward to chairing this @femquant.bsky.social seminar in January!
- Please join FemQuant in January for our next seminar! It'll be given by Dr Hyojin Seo on: "Outsider Orbit: Segmentation of Employment Trajectories and Feminisation of Outsiders in South Korea" 📆 Wed 14 Jan 2026 at 8am (EST), 1pm (GMT), 2pm (CET) More info: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenPlease join FemQuant in January for our next seminar! It'll be given by Dr Hyojin Seo on: "Outsider Orbit: Segmentation of Employment Trajectories and Feminisation of Outsiders in South Korea" 📆 Wed 14 Jan 2026 at 8am (EST), 1pm (GMT), 2pm (CET) More info: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenAmazing!! Women Help Women (womenhelp.org) is manufacturing their own abortion pills in order to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders. They designed an eco-friendly combi-pack that's easier to mail discreetly and centred around women’s experiences and needs.
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenThis week Wednesday! Still time to sign up to join: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
- Join us in December for our last event in 2025, an informal online Meet & Mingle. There's a loose structure, but in brief: we hang out for about an hour and chat about feminist quantsy stuff we're working on/ thinking about. More info + link to sign up: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
- 📢New paper alert! 'First reproductive experience: A survey module' published @demresjournal.bsky.social with @fertdem.bsky.social & colleagues. We recommend national surveys to collect more data on 1st repro experience (pregnancy or trying for pregnancy) to better understand reproductive dynamics
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenDisabled people do not owe you their medical history or an explanation as to why they receive certain benefits The idea that people must humiliate themselves for a meagre benefit that forces them into legislative poverty is another part of eugenics We deserve a living wage. We are not expendable.
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenNew from me: In the New Republic @newrepublic.com, I wrote that we should refuse to choose between the easy way and the hard way to boost birth rates.
- Reposted by Heini Väisänen📢📢📢📢GOOD ABORTION NEWS KLAXXON📢📢📢 Faroe Islands votes - by ONE vote - to overturn abortion ban. Now let's hope they make abortion ACCESSIBLE as well as LEGAL.
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenIt takes a certain kind of racism - the kind we are seeing in spades - to combine panic over immigration being too high with panic over birth rates being too low.
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenStop posting AI crap!!! This is becoming a very tiresome world.
- Reposted by Heini VäisänenI honestly can’t see how the traditional science publishing model will survive the enshittification by AI. We need an alternative -what impact on science careers? -worst of all: how will this impact trust in science if those outside the field have no idea if a paper is real & has been checked?
