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Sustainability@Leave at the 17th European Sociological Association (ESA) Conference 2026

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Our members Pedro-Romero Balsas, (UAM, WG4), Martin Gurin (Bar-Ilan University, WG4) and Katarzyna Suwada organized a semi-plenary session at the 17th ESA Conference in Warsaw

The double paradox of work and care in times of transformation

Keynote Speakers:

Judy Wacjman (London School of Economics, UK): The Automatization Charade: Work, Care and Connectivity

Anna Matysiak (University of Warsaw, Poland): The care Paradox of Men: Fatherhood, Gender and Career Penalties.

Other Action members participating at the conference:

Jiřina Kocourková (Charles University, Czechia): Different Policies, Similar Fertility Declines: Parental Leave Systems and Reproductive Intentions in Czechia and the Netherlands: Co-authors: Eva Waldaufová and Anna Šťastná

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