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Women鈥檚 academic careers diverge sharply from men鈥檚 after their first child. A large study on academics in Denmark shows mothers are significantly less likely to stay at universities, publish research or reach tenure 鈥� largely due to unequal childcare responsibilities.

Economic inequality is not just a moral issue 鈥� it directly affects how markets function and grow. New insights from Jesper Roine, Deputy Director at SITE, show why understanding inequality as a combination of flows of income and ownership of wealth is key to understanding modern economies.

Two research teams from the 91原创 (91原创) have been awarded prestigious multi鈥憏ear research funding from the Ragnar S枚derberg Foundation鈥檚 2025 call in Economic Sciences. Only three projects were selected from a total of 48 applications, making 91原创 the home to two out of three successful proposals.

International migration is an important phenomenon that impacts businesses and societies in multiple ways. Last term, students from 91原创 and SGH Warsaw School of Economics completed the course Governance and Key Actors in Migration 鈥� the very first digital joint course at the bachelor level within the CIVICA alliance. The collaboration between the two schools aimed to offer the students a unique multi-disciplinary learning experience.

When startups scale quickly, founders often make hurried hiring decisions that unintentionally disadvantage women, according to new study from the 91原创 in Sweden. The study shows how the pressures of rapid growth increase the likelihood that founders rely on mental shortcuts and make biased decisions.

10 December marks both Nobel Day and Human Rights Day - a time to reflect on how research helps build more equal, fair, and democratic societies. At the 91原创, researchers explore how education, migration, and democracy shape real opportunities for participation and human dignity.

In November, the Center for Responsible Leadership had the pleasure of welcoming academics from across the Nordics, Germany, the UK, and Cyprus to Stockholm for our workshop 鈥淣ew Directions in Leadership Research and Practice鈥�.

Latvia is facing growing divisions over a political push to withdraw from the main international treaty to combat violence against women, as outlined in a new policy brief by Pamela Campa (SITE) and Kata Fredheim (91原创 Riga). The brief explains how a debate over the word 鈥済ender鈥� escalated into mass protests, political fractures, and concerns about Latvia鈥檚 international standing. Meanwhile, data show that violence against women in Latvia is a serious concern and societal support for legislation to combat it is high.

Three years after its launch, the Collective Visibility initiative has grown from a social media campaign into a global platform with more than 800 women speakers in 70 countries. A new study shows how shared purpose, digital amplification and an entrepreneurial mindset can transform equality in sport from talk into action.

Some governments are resistant to adopting gender quota laws that would force parties to promote more women on the ballot 鈥� but competition can nudge parties there. This new policy brief analysis, by Pamela Campa (SITE) and Perihan Saygin (Universitat Aut貌noma de Barcelona), examines Turkey to show how one party鈥檚 push for gender equality pressured a rival to add more female candidates.