At the invitation of "Welt der Frauen" to discuss the topic of mental load, Eva-Maria Schmidt shared her expertise on 7 May 2026, this time at the Wissensturm in Linz. Joining her in speaking to an audience of around 60 women were gender researcher Beatrice Frasl, Linz City Councillor for Women’s…
The updated edition once again provides all those interested in youth policy and youth work with clearly presented data on the situation of young people aged 0 to 30 in Austria and highlights trends. (Publication in German)
An overview of the state of families in Austria, including demographic data on families and households, marriages, fertility, divorces, and poverty rates, as well as spotlights on education and migration will be given. It also details the challenges faced by Austrian families and the Austrian state…
In a formal ceremony on 24 March 2026, Prof. Mazal was awarded for his merits to Lower Austria by LH Johanna Mikl-Leitner.
The 1st joint International Family Sciences Conference 2026 “FACES – Families and Challenges in Evolving Societies in the D-A-CH Region and beyond” took place, organised by Eva-Maria Schmidt from the OIF, as spokesperson for the Family Research Section of the Austrian Sociological Association (ÖGS),…
The ‘Personalausstattungsquote’ advances existing staff-child ratios in KiTas. It measures the degree to which staff-child ratios achieve scientific recommendation for early childhood education and care while taking age structure and other characteristics of the KiTas’ setting into account. The…
Publication on the weighting procedure used in the Austrian Generations and Gender Survey (GGS) 2022/23.
Parenting today is associated with intense pressure to meet expectations, whilst at the same time the birth rate is falling. At the family policy discussion on the topic "Good parents, bad parents? – Why perfection prevents children" on 28 January 2026, Eva-Maria Schmidt (OIF) discussed this with…
In early 2026, Eva-Maria Schmidt successfully completed her habilitation colloquium. She presented her cumulative habilitation thesis, entitled ‘Multiple relationalities and multiple perspectives – Approaching responsibilities and realities in families’, and demonstrated her expertise in the subject…
