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We are looking for a postdoc to work for the @soc-misc.bsky.social project. The post is based at the University of At Andrews in Scotland and focuses on analysing administrative and census data on #miscarriage. Let me or Katy Keenan know if you have any questions. More info below 👇

July 2025 Newsletter Events [Time Hold] First FemQuant Seminar of Fall 2025 Our first FemQuant seminar of the Fall term will take place on September 18th, 2025 at 2pm GMT with Carla Rowold. More information about …

July 2025 Newsletter

Given the chaos of summer (and queer skepticism of time) we are extending the deadline for submission untill July 14th. So if you have something to contribute around queering research methods get your abstracts in! ✨

There are still some spaces on next week’s training! Doing some final updates this week to reflect the resent trans rights challenges in the UK & the ramifications they have surrounding data representation.

The SOC-MISC project is hosting a workshop on miscarriage measurement in surveys and administrative data today. We are looking forward to discussing with our invited speakers Beth Sully, Joe Strong and Selin Köksal.
Follow this thread for updates throughout the day 👇
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A bright and electric poster for the Queer Data Showcase showing the date, co-organisers and host (Mystika Glamoor).

Tickets are going fast for Edinburgh's:

QUEER DATA SHOWCASE 🌈

Imagine a TED talk where everyone in the room has a passion for all things QUEER DATA!

5 June, 5-7pm | All welcome 👋

🎟️ Grab your free ticket now: www.ai-ethics.org/queer-data-s...

#LGBTQ #pride #data #AI #tech #Edinburgh #Scotland

May 2025 Newsletter & Statement on UK Supreme Court Ruling FemQuant response to the UK Supreme Court ruling In light of the recent UK Supreme Court ruling on gender, the FemQuant organising collective wishes to express its support and solidarity to tr…

May 2025 Newsletter with FemQuant response to the UK Supreme Court ruling. FemQuant will remain a collective by and for those interested in trans-inclusive Feminist Quantitative Science.

May 2025 Newsletter & Statement on UK Supreme Court Ruling FemQuant response to the UK Supreme Court ruling In light of the recent UK Supreme Court ruling on gender, the FemQuant organising collective wishes to express its support and solidarity to tr…

May 2025 Newsletter with FemQuant response to the UK Supreme Court ruling. FemQuant will remain a collective by and for those interested in trans-inclusive Feminist Quantitative Science.

Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement: ‘Not In Our Name’ We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...

STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...

A graphic of a physician in a white coat examining a pregnant woman's belly. Overlaid text reads: the government must set a target to close the maternal mortality gap.

In its 2024 election manifesto, the government promised to set an "explicit target" to reduce the higher maternal mortality rates facing Black and Asian mothers.

This week, I’m calling on the government to bring this forward.

A poster for the one-day student conference on Box Breakers: Queer Data, Categories, and Who Counts? Happening at the University of Brighton on 20 May 2025.

Box Breakers: Queer Data, Categories and Who Counts? 🔢

Super excited for this one-day conference at @ctsgbrighton.bsky.social on 20 May, with presenters sharing work on sexuality, gender and/or the idea of box breaking!

🔗 Register to attend (hybrid): blogs.brighton.ac.uk/ctsg/2025/04...

The Case for “Other”: Measuring Gender and Sexual Identity in Survey Research As more people identify outside of binary gender categories and heterosexuality, survey research must adapt to better capture respondents' gender and sexual identities. Making the case for “other,” i...

Have you been thinking about "Other" in survey construction and research? Open-ended responses offer flexibility, adapt to evolving identity language, and are less challenging to use for analyses than often assumed. Practical suggestions included:
compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Had a lovely time presenting to @femquant.bsky.social about how reflexivity in quantitative researcher may improve transparency and rigour. We talked about how open science frames "bias" as a problem to be stamped out, but feminist epistemological approaches offer a different (more nuanced) take

Here’s the link to subscribe to the FemQuant jiscmail list: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/weba...

I will chair the next @femquant.bsky.social webinar in 2 weeks (20 March at 3pm CET), which is on reflexivity in quantitative research by Madeline Pownall. I am looking forward to it!

Please use the link below to register and receive the Zoom link on the day 👇

🚨I'm advertising for a PhD position (4 yrs) in quant. Sociology/Social Demography (life course, social ineq.) @tcdsociology.bsky.social!
📅 Deadline: April 21, 2025
📄 More info: www.tcd.ie/sociology/va...
🔄 Please share! #Sociology #Demography #AcademicChatter #PhDOpportunity #TrinityCollegeDublin

All our events are online and free to attend but registration is required. We send out the link to attend to registered attendees on the day of the event, a few hours before the advertised start time.

Looking forward to this month’s seminar!

Once more for the people at the back: science has always been political

Thank you to the wonderful coordinators of @femquant.bsky.social for opening a space to discuss feminist strategic engagements with data. Still wondering if we can escape capture by the master's tools...

#strategicdatafication #dataagainstfeminicide #feminicide #data

Event listing on pale yellow background with photo of speaker, standing smiling in front of a brick building. Reflexivity in Quantitative Research: Rethinking the Myth of Neutral Numbers. Dr. Madeleine Pownall. Thursday 20 March 2025. 10:00 (EDT)/ 14:00 (GMT)/ 15:00 (CET).

In March, we welcome @maddipow.bsky.social for a presentation on Reflexivity in Quantitative Research - join us in Rethinking the Myth of Neutral Numbers! Thursday 20 March, sign up: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...

YouTube video by FemQuant FemQuant Seminar: Strategic datafication and feminicide in Latin America

For anyone who missed the #FemQuantSeminar earlier this week, the recording of @ladelentes.bsky.social's wonderful talk is now available to watch on the FemQuant YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhi...

Happening today! The link to join has been emailed out, check your inbox if you've signed up to attend

Reminder - this is coming up next week!

Join us for our next #FemQuantSeminar on Tuesday 11 February 2025. Dr Helena Suárez Val will be presenting on strategic datafication and feminicide in Latin America. More details & link to sign up: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...

Front cover of the Data Feminism book

Data Ethics Club Logo

Last summer, the Data Ethics Club hosted a Data Feminism Book Club, where they spoke and wrote about Data Feminism by Catherine D'Ignazio @kanarinka.bsky.social and Lauren Klein @laurenfklein.bsky.social

Write-up: tinyurl.com/4jy6rmyr

Stay tuned for more details on the 2025 Summer Book Club!

Two green speech bubbles on grey abstract swirly background. Event listing on green background: FemQuant Network Speedfriending. All invited to Meet & Mingle. Friday 17 January 2025. 10:00 (EST)/ 15:00 (GMT)/ 16:00 (CET).

We will kick off the programme next week with a Network Meet & Mingle on Friday 17 Jan. Grab a snack or beverage and come along for an informal hangout with other scholars from around the world who are doing feminist quantitative research. Sign up here: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...

Workshop on intersectional analysis and quantitative methods at Loughborough University (UK) that may be of interest to some on here.

Call for abstracts closes 30 January.
Workshop 10-11 April 2025.

Coming up at the end of this week! Join us for an informal #FemQuant Meet & Mingle!

Event listing on pale yellow background with photo of speaker, standing smiling in front of a brick building. Reflexivity in Quantitative Research: Rethinking the Myth of Neutral Numbers. Dr. Madeleine Pownall. Thursday 20 March 2025. 10:00 (EDT)/ 14:00 (GMT)/ 15:00 (CET).

In March, we welcome @maddipow.bsky.social for a presentation on Reflexivity in Quantitative Research - join us in Rethinking the Myth of Neutral Numbers! Thursday 20 March, sign up: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...