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Ivana Dobrotic

@ivanadobrotic.bsky.social

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Professor of Comparative Social Policy @University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law | Associate @DSPI Oxford | Alumna @StAntsCollege | Research on social policy, work-care policy, gender, social inequalities.

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Ivana Dobrotic @ivanadobrotic.bsky.social · Sep 15

And Excel file for 2023 to 2025 is here: osf.io/t7sw4/?fbcli...

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Merve Uzunalioglu @merveuzunalioglu.bsky.social · Aug 28

Mary Daly @dspi-oxford.bsky.social presenting the recently published @reusilience.bsky.social book of ours at the ESPAnet. Available at www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook-o...
@rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social @ivanadobrotic.bsky.social @margaleon.bsky.social @wvlancker.bsky.social @thaning.bsky.social

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Jennifer Hook @jenlhook.bsky.social · Nov 15

I made a Starter Pack!

But I got tired after 70 names. Intended to be inclusive of the #work-family adjacent and interdisciplinary

Reply if you'd like to be added and please RT

@wfrn.bsky.social @cwfjournal.bsky.social

go.bsky.app/63Jq944

#Sociology #Demography #hdfs #PoliSky #academicsky

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Manuel Alvariño @manuel-alvarinho.bsky.social · Nov 16

Just joined Bluesky? Here is an aspirational starter pack on social policy! I hope it is a useful nudge to connect the network: go.bsky.app/AvJWyV4

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Ivana Dobrotic @ivanadobrotic.bsky.social · Jun 5

I am totally lost in this... but noticed today that there is @leavenetwork.bsky.social

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rEUsilience @reusilience.bsky.social · Apr 28

𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 & 𝐩𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲: 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨?

This was the central question in our National Event in Croatia, moderated by rEUsilience researcher ivanadobrotic.bsky.social and featured prominent voices in Croatian social policy.

Find out more: reusilience.eu/project-upda...

rEUsilience’s Croatian Stakeholders’ event focuses on “Families, care & poverty: what can cities and municipalities do?” — rEUsilience

On the 10th of April 2025, rEUsilience researcher Ivana Dobrotić moderated a Croatian stakeholders’ conference titled “Families, care and poverty: what can cities and municipalities do?” which gathere...

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rEUsilience @reusilience.bsky.social · Apr 7

#rEUsilience researchers @merveuzunalioglu.bsky.social and @ivanadobrotic.bsky.social contributed to the 10th International Community, Work & Family Conference, organised by Bielefeld University.

💻 Find out more here 👉 reusilience.eu/project-upda...

#ICWF2025 #WorkFamilyBalance #WorkLifeBalance

rEUsilience researchers contributing to the 10th International Community, Work, & Family Conference 2025 — rEUsilience

On the 27th of March, rEUsilience researchers Ivana Dobrotić and Merve Uzunalioğlu contributed to the 10th International Community, Work & Family Conference in Bielefeld, Germany. They presented the p...

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Ivana Dobrotic @ivanadobrotic.bsky.social · Mar 27

Very proud that our @reusilience.bsky.social project has been listed as a success story by the @ec.europa.eu 🤩

rEUsilience @reusilience.bsky.social · Mar 27

We are pleased to share that the @ec.europa.eu has recognised the ongoing #rEUsilience project as a success story🎉

projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/projects/...

A stronger Europe starts with more resilient families

Europe is facing a range of challenges, from an ageing population to increasing financial insecurity, growing inequalities and evolving work practices. While policymakers know that adapting to these c...

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rEUsilience @reusilience.bsky.social · Mar 27

We are pleased to share that the @ec.europa.eu has recognised the ongoing #rEUsilience project as a success story🎉

projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/projects/...

A stronger Europe starts with more resilient families

projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu

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rEUsilience @reusilience.bsky.social · Feb 26

Join us here as we continue discussing #familyresilience by sharing updates on the #rEUsilience research project.

You can also keep following us on:
👉 rEUsilience Website: reusilience.eu
👉 rEUsilience Newsletter: lnkd.in/dMSQtFmW
👉 rEUsilience LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/reus...

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Sonja Blum @sonjablum.bsky.social · Feb 14

Papers invited on the politics and policies shaping access to social rights, e.g.: How do policy actors perceive social citizenship + deserving groups? How is social citizenship redefined?

🇮🇹 ESPAnet Milan
⏳CfP til 24 April
@ivanadobrotic.bsky.social

www.espanetmilano2025.it/en-US/stream...

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CA21150: Sustainability@Leave @leave-policies.bsky.social · Dec 4

The EU Work-Life Balance Directive that came into effect in 2022 took a huge step towards equal access to paid parenting leave. But do we have the data to truly measure its impact? Our latest policy brief dives deep into this crucial question.

osf.io/preprints/so...

#COST #CA21150

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CA21150: Sustainability@Leave @leave-policies.bsky.social · Dec 4

Paid parenting leaves are vital for gender equality, poverty reduction, and parents' well-being. But understanding their true impact requires quality data. Read our comprehensive review of existing data to learn more about the Parenting Leave Policy Data Gaps. #COST #CA21150
osf.io/preprints/so...

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Kati Kuitto @katikuitto.bsky.social · Nov 22

Are you doing #research on #pensions and want to discuss your results with a wide international audience of adademics, policymakers and stakeholders?

Still one week (dl 5 December) to submit your proposal for the first ETK Pension Research Forum in March 2025. 👇

www.etk.fi/en/topical-i...

ETK Pension Research Forum on 17 March 2025 – Open call for presentations - Finnish Centre for Pensions

We invite presentations of relevant finished or ongoing research on pensions, retirement, careers and population ageing. For this first online ETK Pension Research Forum we welcome especially…

www.etk.fi

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Ashlee Christoffersen @drashleec.bsky.social · Nov 21

1)To all members of the @ecpr.bsky.social Standing Group on Gender & Politics, please VOTE in the steering committee elections, that opened today! There are 4 places to join myself, @ivanadobrotic.bsky.social, Ayse Dursun & Dorota Szelewa on the committee!

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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · Nov 18

📣Announcement📣

Politics & Gender Conference 2025

A conference celebrating 20 years of P&G for scholars working on all aspects of women, gender, & politics.

📅 May 28-29, 2025

📍 Rutgers University

CFP: mlkrook.org/PAGC_CFP_202...

Website: www.pagconference.org

Submit: forms.gle/nc6ZpaEX7qnz...

Call for Participation

Dates May 28-29, 2025 (with graduate student pre-conference reception on May 27) Location Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA Contact [email protected] Conference Website http://pagcon...

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Ivana Dobrotic @ivanadobrotic.bsky.social · Nov 16

Please add me, thank you!

Ivana Dobrotic @ivanadobrotic.bsky.social · Nov 15

Thanks!

Ivana Dobrotic @ivanadobrotic.bsky.social · Oct 7

Going to ISA 2025, 6-11 July, Rabat? Please consider submitting to the stream Family Policy, Gender and Intersecting Inequalities Marga Leon and myself are hosting

Ivana Dobrotic @ivanadobrotic.bsky.social · Dec 13

Where are parenting leave policy data gaps & how to work towards improving data to examine the significance of paid parenting leave policy for sustainable societies? Read more in Sustainability@Leave COST Action report 👇
osf.io/preprints/so...

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Sonja Blum @sonjablum.bsky.social · Dec 4

10th International Community, Work and Family Conference: Exploring changing structures, policies, and practices in a global perspective

Bielefeld University, 25-28 March 2025

Session proposals invited until 31 January. Details: blogs.uni-bielefeld.de/blog/soziolo...

Polisky Gendersky #Sociology

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Merve Uzunalioglu @merveuzunalioglu.bsky.social · Nov 27

In Croatia, financial struggles, caregiving-related pressures and grievances associated with inadequate services dominated the discussions. The full report is co-authored by myself, Anja Iveković Martinis and @ivanadobrotic.bsky.social and is available here reusilience.eu/publications...

Exploring Resilience with Families in Croatia — rEUsilience

This report presents the analysis of the primary research conducted in Croatia for Work Package 4 (WP4) of the rEUsilience project. The report’s underpinning evidence was obtained through seven focu...

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Ivana Dobrotic @ivanadobrotic.bsky.social · Nov 15

Spread the word or apply! A great (and COST-funded) opportunity for learning, networking, but also exploring beautiful Dubrovnik 😍

Sonja Blum @sonjablum.bsky.social · Nov 15

📣 Our COST Action organises a training school „Work-care policies, gender and social inequalities“

For early career researchers (PhD/Postdoc)
When? 17-19 April 24
Where? Dubrovnik, Croatia

Find all details at: www.sustainability-at-leave.uni-hamburg.de/activities/n...

Gendersky Polisky #sociology

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Sonja Blum @sonjablum.bsky.social · Nov 15

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