EqualStrength

So proud of the @equalstrength.bsky.social team! 👏🏻 Over two years ago, we started this project and soon decided we did not want to just select names for our experiments but carefully pretest them first. [1/2]

For everyone using names in experimental research, check out this first publication in Nature's Scientific Data from our @equalstrength.bsky.social project on perceptions of names in Europe Lead by Abel Ghekiere and @billiemartiniello.bsky.social; great summary by @sbvanoosten.bsky.social below ⬇️

Check out the very first EqualStrength publication, led by Abel Ghekiere and @billiemartiniello.bsky.social

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This week in Lausanne for workshops with the @equalstrength.bsky.social and the LIVES centre. Weather does not disappoint.

It was so good to meet with @equalstrength.bsky.social -researchers to discuss structural discrimination against Black, Muslim, and Roma people, funded by Horizon Europe. Thank you @stephsteinmetz.bsky.social, @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social and Vasilena Lachkovska for hosting us at UNIL in Lausanne.

This happened 💥🎭🫶🏼 #ECSR2025 @danielcapistrano.com @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social @evazschirnt.bsky.social @distasioval.bsky.social @bramlancee.bsky.social @hcebolla.bsky.social @alvaroszv.bsky.social @heypaolo.bsky.social @mfreino.bsky.social

Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement* url: academic.oup.com/qje/article/...

Our colleagues Pelin Atay and Susanne Veit were also presenting results of the EqualStrength project at the #ISPP2025 Annual Meeting in Prague

EqualStrength crowd is the coolest crowd 😎🔥 #IMISCOE2025 (

@elystromberg.bsky.social presenting a study on intersectional stereotyping, co-authored with @evazschirnt.bsky.social #IMISCOE2025

Vasilena Lachkovska presented another @equalstrength.bsky.social article switching the focus to native’s sense of uncomfortableness

Last session, Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe presents work on cross-national differences in structural racism #IMISCOE2025

@mfreino.bsky.social presents an @equalstrength.bsky.social survey module on support for DEI workplace policies among ethnic minorities that will soon be fielded

@sbvanoosten.bsky.social is presenting work on minority politicians distancing themselves from their in-group in an attempt to increase votes #IMISCOE2025

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more presentations from the EqualStrength consortium. Now @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social presenting in the panel organised by Carolin Schutze 'Diversity and ethnic and racial discrimination in organizations' #IMISCOE2025

@equalstrength.bsky.social team presenting at IMISCOE in Paris. @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social and @danielcapistrano.com show sizeable variation in the recognition of ethnic minority names, depending on both context and respondent demographics, confirming careful pre-testing is crucial in experiments.

Excited to be at the #IMISCOE conference in Paris this week! Will present work on intersectionality and stereotypes with new data from the @equalstrength.bsky.social project in the last session on Friday. Last session is the best session right?

@evazschirnt.bsky.social presents work on the hijab penalty in wage fairness attributions, and how it relates to attractiveness. Joint work with among others @jhellyer.bsky.social. #IMISCOE2025

@jeremykuhnle.bsky.social and @danielcapistrano.com presented results of a large cross-national survey on public perceptions of majority and minority names in terms of class, race, ethnicity and religiosity

@evazschirnt.bsky.social presenting results of a factorial survey experiment on perceptions of wage penalties of workers wearing the hijab

We’re kicking off the second day with some @equalstrength.bsky.social work. @simbori.bsky.social is presenting work from a a correspondence experiment investigating discrimination against Roma in accessing childcare.

Stay tuned! 👇

Thanks for the opportunity to present our @equalstrength.bsky.social work at such a great department! Truly enjoyed my visit.

Happy to present the first results from our @equalstrength.bsky.social project! Lots to do, still, but we have a fantastic team!

A very productive co-creation meeting in Budapest, hosted by @simbori.bsky.social and her team, to present the results or our @equalstrength.bsky.social project on anti-Roma discrimination to stakeholders and share input for our DISBELIEF project, funded by the @eui-eu.bsky.social Widening Scheme.

Hope to see more topics on childcare at RC28! If possible, the conference should provide childcare service too.

@stefaniesprong.bsky.social kicking off @isa-rc28.bsky.social conference in Milan with a presentation on discrimination in access to childcare from our @equalstrength.bsky.social project! Stay tuned for more!

This looks very interesting for @equalstrength.bsky.social @elystromberg.bsky.social What a great resource! Many thanks to all the authors☺️ #openscience

After months of just seeing each other through a screen, we finally meet in-person at wonderful VUB Brussels. Thanks Abel & Pieter-Paul for hosting us

Our @elystromberg.bsky.social presented their PhD project using EqualStrength data at the Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology in Nijmegen

Hi all, I'm new here. Just posting some recent work. Here is a blog about the recent election outcome in the Netherlands. I look at what the causes and consequences are of Geert Wilders' PVV landslide victory. www.compas.ox.ac.uk/2023/why-did...

Today in Amsterdam we are hosting a workshop on factorial survey experiments in the social sciences. First out is Maša Krajnc presenting new methods to deal with social desirability bias. Maša is working as an RA with @bramlancee.bsky.social , @evazschirnt.bsky.social and me.