Honory Award for Wolfgang Mazal
In a formal ceremony on 24 March 2026, Prof. Mazal was awarded for his merits to Lower Austria by LH Johanna Mikl-Leitner.
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FACES – International Conference on Family Science 2026
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),…
New Staff-Child Ratios in KiTas
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…
Weighting Procedures in the GGP
Publication on the weighting procedure used in the Austrian Generations and Gender Survey (GGS) 2022/23.
Discussions on Family Policy
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…
Postdoctoral Graduation of Dr Eva-Maria Schmidt
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…
Familien in Zahlen 2025
The latest edition of "Familien in Zahlen" once again highlights changes in selected key indicators over the past ten years and contains data on topics such as births and fertility, marriages and registered partnerships, divorces and dissolutions of registered partnerships, household types,…
Early Years Education in Vorarlberg
Commissioned by the Vorarlberg Chamber of Labour, this qualitative study examines why parents are unwilling or unable to make use of early years education provision. To this end, parents in Vorarlberg were interviewed in November 2024. All 19 case studies can be linked to analytically derived themes…
Network "Companies for Families"
On November 4, 2025, the "Companies for Families" platform celebrated ten years of commitment to family-friendly working environments. To mark the occasion, a partner day was held to discuss challenges and solutions for balancing family and career. In his keynote speech, Wolfgang Mazal, director of…
