Agnese Vitali

📣 Check out this new publication:

"Beyond conservative gender roles: exploring the division of paid and unpaid labour among Italian same-sex couples" - by Gioia Geremia & @agnese-vitali.bsky.social

🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

If you’re into population pyramids of intentions (+ other nice plots, + more), this one’s for you.
With K. Schwanitz, @vferraretto.bsky.social & @agnese-vitali.bsky.social, we explore how young Europeans plan adulthood using @ggp.bsky.social + @ess-survey.bsky.social data.
doi.org/10.12765/CPo...

Non-cohabiting Partners’ Economic Characteristics and the Transition to Living Together in Germany: A Couple-Level Perspective - European Journal of Population Living together marks an important step in the progression of intimate partner relationships. While existing literature highlights the relevance of both partners’ economic characteristics for union formation, it remains unclear whether both partners’ economic characteristics are equally linked to the transition to co-residence, whether one partner’s traits matter more, and how this varies by gender. We address these gaps by examining how the economic characteristics of women and men in non-residential relationships relate to their transition to co-residence. Using 13 waves (2008–2021) of the German Family Panel pairfam and Cox proportional hazards model, we analyse 7165 non-residential relationships, capturing dyadic data on partners’ employment status, contract type, and income. Our findings show that economic factors significantly influence the likelihood of moving in together. Couples with two employed partners are most likely to move in together, while gender plays a role when only one partner works—this transition being more likely when the man is employed. Among employed individuals, higher income increases the probability of moving in together for both men and women. Additionally, temporary employment raises the likelihood of starting a co-residence exclusively for women. Overall, results suggest that men’s employment status plays a pivotal role in this transition and that union formation is socially stratified among young adults, reinforcing gender inequalities in partnership dynamics.

The last chapter of my PhD thesis, coauth. with @nhiekel.bsky.social & @agnese-vitali.bsky.social
and hosted by @mpidr.bsky.social, was published on the European Journal of Population:
doi.org/10.1007/s106...
We study the econ determinants of the transition from living apart to living together 👫:

Read the paper open access here: lnkd.in/dT4WibmV

...and watch me present the key results at the @demographyvienna.bsky.social VIC Colloquium some weeks ago here: lnkd.in/dsVaNweR

We find that medically assisted reproduction contributed 3.7% to Italy’s total fertility rate in 2022 and 5.9% to fertility of first order; its contribution to fertility reached 16% among women aged 40 + and 31% among women aged 40 + at first birth.

Thrilled to share that

"The contribution of medically assisted reproduction to total, age-, and parity-specific fertility in Italy"

is now out in Human Reproduction, with D. Vignoli, A. Burgio & C. Castagnaro.

lnkd.in/dT4WibmV

Thank you again for hosting me at @demographyvienna.bsky.social and for the great hospitlity!

The Contribution of Medically Assisted Reproduction to Total, Age- and Parity-Specific Fertility YouTube video by Vienna Institute of Demography

💡 What is the contribution of medically assisted reproduction to fertility in Italy? @agnese-vitali.bsky.social presents new findings for Italy - the country with the highest share of births to mothers aged 40+ in Europe!

🔗 Watch now: tinyurl.com/vitaliwiccoll

#WiCColloquium #Demography

📢Save the date for the next #WiCColloquium!
@agnese-vitali.bsky.social from University of Trento will present insights into "The Contribution of Medically Assisted Reproduction to Fertility in Italy".
📆1 July 2025, 11:00-12:00h
📍PSK Building MR01 (3rd floor)
🔗 www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/w...

Opinion | Why solving the baby bust is so difficult No motherhood medal or baby bonus will fix what economic modernization (and closed borders) broke.

📉 Birth rates are falling yet governments aren't listening to what people need in order to create the families they want.

Let the @washingtonpost.com ‬explain some of the reasons why fewer people are having children: unf.pa/bbp

✍ @eduardoelreportero.bsky.social

#TheRealFertilityCrisis

Un nuovo futuro per i Centri per la famiglia? Il Piano Nazionale per la Famiglia prevede un rinnovato ruolo per queste strutture, dove dovrebbero iniziare a operare anche i cosiddetti Family welfare manager per coordinare politiche sussidiarie su...

Un nuovo futuro per i Centri per la famiglia?

In questo pezzo per Secondo Welfare Paolo Riva analizza il nuovo Piano Nazionale per la Famiglia, anche con un mio commento

www.secondowelfare.it/primo-welfar...

Honored to be part of the team of writers behind the @unfpa.org State of the World Population 2025 report.

The real fertility crisis: The most consequential reproductive decision a person can make –when, whether and with whom to have a child– is being undermined by a set of barriers and obstacles

A card with a vibrant pink watercolour background and bold white and black text overlaid which reads “Fears about population decline are not an excuse to control women’s bodies.” A black UNFPA logo is in the bottom right corner.

📢 Coercive policies like baby bonuses or fertility targets won't fix falling birth rates.

People need help overcoming the barriers to parenthood they face.

Let @unfpa.org—the #UnitedNations sexual and reproductive health agency—explain ➡️ unf.pa/rfc

#TheRealFertilityCrisis

Wonderful report on #fertility. Time to reflect about those politicians using the argument of “cultural changes” as a way to save on public policies (and more sustainable societies).

Among the authors a fantastic @agnese-vitali.bsky.social ❤️

Whether this makes her an adult or not, we’re proud of her for reaching this important milestone in her academic journey! 👏🏻

A talented social demographer today defended her thesis on ‘The transition to adulthood revisited’ at the University of Trento. Major congratulations Dr @vferraretto.bsky.social!

Thanks @robertarutigliano.bsky.social for visiting us in in Trento. It was great to brainstorm about fertility in Italy and Spain

My first (short) article from the PhD is out! 👀
Check it out to discover a bit more on the demographics of age at self-disclosure and age at first coming out among LGB people in Europe 📝
(co-authored with my supervisor, @agnese-vitali.bsky.social !)

Figure 1 from the published paper, showing the decreasing trend in the age of first coming out.

A graphical representation of (part of) Table 2, showing the age at self-disclosure by country in Europe.

A first systematic description of the age at self-disclosure and coming out for LGB individuals across Europe. While the age of coming out is decreasing, substantial country-level variation persists, with higher ages observed in Central Europe. www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...

2nd position⬇️

📢The Vienna Institute of Demography is seeking a Postdoc to join Demography of Austria Research Group

📍 Location: Vienna, Austria
📅 Application Deadline: January 15, 2025

➡️https://oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/subsites/Jobs/VID/VID192PD124_.pdf
@oeaw.bsky.social