Heejung Chung

Labour must stop channelling Reform and unite with progressives. That’s the lesson from Gorton and Denton | Sadiq Khan The threat to the party in some parts of our country is now existential. But we can progress, as we have in London, by being bold and strong in our core beliefs, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

"Trying to compete with Reform not only feels inauthentic... but a betrayal of what Labour is supposed to represent. We must address the concerns and fears of voters, not play on them."

Damning stuff from Sadiq Khan

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And again, this is feeding the same sentiment -

You know what's funny- but totally not funny. Recent UK by election reform has talked about voting fraud. South Korean Conservative party and the far right part also talking about voter fraud and The OG of course is D Frump himself.
It seemed like there's a playbook they share? a shared what's app?

Reform could gain another MP this Thursday. That's why we're urging Labour, Lib Dem, & other party supporters to lend their vote to the Greens this time in Gorton & Denton. We've carried out extensive research and it points to this being our best chance of stopping a very real threat from Reform.

This one hits hard.

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Work, Welfare & Mental Health at King's College London Apply now for the Postdoctoral Research Associate in Work, Welfare & Mental Health role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

Job opportunity - we need a fab new colleague to do quant research on work, welfare and mental health within
@kingscsmh.bsky.social (closes 8 Feb)

This is funded until Apr/28, but we'll support you in bids to extend it - please do circulate to suitable ppl!
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How do people think this is okay???? I understand that people are pissed off at some of the politicians who feel very detached from realities of real people and we need to change that but this is just too much.

International Fellowships 2026 The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.

Are you outside of the UK and want to come do a post-doc with me? Consider using this opportunity.internal EOI deadline is Jan 29th so you will need to get in touch before 15th. Only projects on remote/flexible working, ideal worker culture, gender roles
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Understanding Society used for Gender Equality Index - Understanding Society New tool measures men’s and women’s socioeconomic outcomes across UK A team of researchers led by the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership

New on our website today: how @heejungchung.bsky.social and a team at @giwlkings.bsky.social used Understanding Society data in the new Gender Equality Index UK

YouTube video by TEDx Talks Remote work is effective—why the RTO mandates? | Heejung Chung | TEDxLondonBusinessSchool

My new Ted talks about why we think remote workers are slackers is online! #RTO #flexibilitystigma
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Impact!!

'Given that remote working is here to stay, it is essential for academics, policymakers, unions, and employers to work together to ensure that flexible arrangements enhance worker wellbeing, reduce inequality, and support innovation and productivity.' @heejungchung.bsky.social

💥 A full house tonight with Julia Gillard, @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social,
@giwlkings.bsky.social, @heejungchung.bsky.social @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & expert speakers on how attitudes towards issues such as feminism, masculinity and equality are evolving

📺 Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAK...

Research Handbook on Social Policy and Employment ‘This Handbook has an extraordinarily comprehensive historical and global range, placing current developments in a strong perspective of historical development and including countries in the global so...

Now available: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/res... co-edited by policy group member Elke Heins, with contributions from policy group members: @haylesben.bsky.social, @chrisgrover.bsky.social @heejungchung.bsky.social @katyjones.bsky.social

‘Tradwife’ influencers are trending, but what’s really behind their appeal?

Join us for an evening that goes beyond the headlines, with new data on what young women want.

🗓️ 15 Oct
⏰ 18:15–20:30
📍 Science Gallery London
👉 Register: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/tradw...

#Tradwife #ESRCFestival @ukri.org

That gap.

32% see immigration as one of the most important issues facing Britain — more than any other issue.

Just 4% see it as something that's important in their own life — one of the lowest shares, and a fraction of the numbers for inflation or the NHS.

A new study by @ucl.ac.uk Equalise member @baowenxue.bsky.social, in collaboration with King's College London and @citystgeorges.bsky.social, reveals gender disparities following a major reform designed to make flexible working more accessible.
Access the paper here 👉 jech.bmj.com/content/earl...

From the Ideal Worker to the Inclusive Worker: Measuring Norm Shifts Within Occupational Contexts - new study by Jan Müller and Heejung Chung 🛠️🇨🇭Swiss job ads are moving beyond the ‘ideal worker’ norm: A new study from @uzh.ch and @giwlkings used machine learning to analyze 20+ years of job adverts, revealing early signs of a cultural shift: more emphasis on flexibility, gender equity, and work–life balance.

🛠️🇨🇭Swiss job ads are moving beyond the ‘ideal worker’ norm: A new study from @uzh.ch and @giwlkings used machine learning to analyze 20+ years of job adverts, revealing early signs of a cultural shift: more emphasis on flexibility, gender equity, and work–life balance.

Here is @muellerjan.bsky.social couldn't find him earlier!!

From the Ideal Worker to the Inclusive Worker: Measuring Norm Shifts Within Occupational Contexts Research shows that the ideal worker norm—the masculine-gendered expectation of unlimited work devotion—perpetuates class and gender inequality, increases turnover rates, and negatively affects job s...

Anyways here is the full paper (no paywall)

Do cite, circulate
and follow etc.

@giwlkings.bsky.social
@kingsbschool.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

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regression analysis results for part time preference of men and influence of work culture between and within

we hope that this paper can provide theoretical framework for others when exploring the ideal worker culture to see how such culture and changes in such cultures shape work outcomes. We did this for part-time preference where we see our cultural norms make a difference. (graph below for men)

graphs showing changes in ideal worker culture and inclusive worker culture across time

The results shows that work devotion culture is slowly declining - masculinity at work on the other hand, is a bit slower to move. While, dual/plural devotion is rising quite a bit, as is degendering natures of work cultures across occupations. Also there seems to be some convergence

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What is more, we go beyond the descriptive norms - e.g. hours of work people do and number of women in leadership positions - and look at injunctive norms - namely through job adverts. We consider ads as a window into what employers want in workers. We do this through machine learning techniques

Figure showing the multidimensionality of ideal worker and inclusive work culture norms Ideal worker norm Inclusive worker norm Devotion Work devotion: Idealization of work commitment (I) Overtime, long work hours, and weekend work (D) Devotion pluralism: Recognition of nonwork commitments (I) Worker-centered flexibility arrangements (D) Gender Ideal worker masculinity: Idealization of masculinity at work (I) Male dominance and male gendering (D) Degendering equity: Recognition of all genders as suitable for work (I) Gender balance and inclusive language (D)

Firstly - unlike previous papers, we examine the ideal worker culture as a multidimensional item where it is on the one hand about whether we allow workers single (only to work!) or multiple devotions (work and private life) and whether work cultures are masculine or more de-gendered.

Job adverts reveal early signs of a shift away from the 'ideal worker' norm | King's College London Machine learning analysis of job adverts in Switzerland found how employer expectations are evolving across occupations

So happy to have our paper with Jan Mueller published in Gender Work & Organisations. It theorises the multidimensionality of the ideal worker culture to ask the question, do we see a move away from it. The results in Switerland says yes - but only certain aspects. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/job-adv...

Oh I felt something similar when I was on BBC radio 4 panel talking about work culture. I'm sorry you experienced this.

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Just found out about Random dance - which is where people meet up on the street and there is a stage (street) and random k pop songs play in snippets and anyone who knows the dance can join... and I'm thinking where were you when I was a teenager???? www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyCB...

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The best thing I love about the whole huntrix success is that Hollywood always thought and still think only white voices and experiences transcend across the world and makes money. This movie effing shot that notion out of the water.

have been told by "Shannon" that I am spreading some "wokery shenanigans"