ISER at European Survey Research Association Conference 2025The ISER research team are presenting 12 new studies this year’s ESRA Conference at the University of Utrecht
The ‘daughter penalty’ leaves mothers with first born daughters 30 per cent less pay than mothers with first born sonsNew study used a decade of data from Understanding Society to track the earnings and behaviours of mothers following the birth of their first child
‘Shocking’ proportion of children in special schools not taking up their free school meals Children attending special schools – who are already more likely than their peers to grow up in poverty and qualify for free school meals – are far less likely to access school food due to “unmet dietary and eating needs”
Understanding why fathers do not take up Shared Parental LeaveOur new evidence on parents’ attitudes and beliefs about shared parental leave to Women & Equalities Committee’s Equality at Work : Paternity and Shared Parental Leave inquiry
Survey Futures Position Statement on Response Rates – the expert perspective“Surveys play a crucial role in informing policy and financial decisions, as well as in enhancing our understanding of major issues. Confidence in survey quality is vital – we need to be sure they are accurate”
Extending Free School Meals: our evidence on the positive impact on children’s health and educational outcomesOur recent study finds free school meal provision improves reading scores and reduces obesity more than any other public health initiative
