Reposted by Meredith Slopen Retirement Disability Research Group @rdrgroup.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today at 2pm Eastern, 1pm Central, etc... Registration still open to join us for a great presentation. 001
Reposted by Meredith Slopen Retirement Disability Research Group @rdrgroup.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Please join us for the RDRG webinar next Monday Sept 28. Philip Armour and Catria Gadwah-Meaden will present: How Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation Shapes Veterans' Participation across the Safety Net. Discussion by Audry Guo. Register here. uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/regi...uwmadison.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a webinar: RDRG Webinar: How Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation Shapes Veterans' Participation across the Safety Net. After registering, you will receive a confir...Title: How Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation Shapes Veterans' Participation across the Safety Net: What Existing Surveys Can and Can't Tell Us and Broader Implications of the Rapidly Growing VA... 115
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Really excited for this - especially because my teen is more likely to read print subscriptions left around the house than any links I text over. Union members: get on it! 010
Reposted by Meredith Slopen Janet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Interested in spending 2 years at the Stone Center in NYC, studying inequality? See our call for postdoc applications. Two 2-year positions, starting Aug 2027. One focused on wealth inequality, the other more broadly on economic inequality. Apply by Nov. 2! 🍎 stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/applications...stonecenter.gc.cuny.eduApplications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic InequalityThe Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for a ninth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026. 02224
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Compelling new calculator, and useful to be able to look up the specifics for my university (and other locations). We can meet the needs of our communities, and instead are paying for the horror of immigration enforcement. 071
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 25/06/2026My block has set up a bunch of little herb garden carts so that we can all partake as needed. Scissors tied to ropes attached. It's the greatest. 010
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Having loose-tie relationships all over town, including with Weldon who could use our help today: bsky.app/profile/mslo... 010
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I think we have to take care of our eyes! And also my increasingly expensive teeth? Which I think means no new frames, just new lenses in my future which is sad for fashion reasons. 110
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I can tell that I'd benefit from a new prescription but have been holding off for this very reason. But I'm not sure I can make 5-8 years... 120
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Those who have been operating as his financial safety net for the past 2 years are asking for help from our networks to assist with food and housing expenses over the next few months as we work to get him enrolled in the programs he needs. 010
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026He is on a waitlist for senior housing, and we have been told he has a good chance to getting this in about 10 months. 100
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026After much effort and bureaucratic hurdles, Weldon is now getting Social Security again, but because of his lack of ID, it has been very hard to get him food stamps, Medicare and Medicaid, all of which he is eligible for. 100
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026More details as a thread: Weldon has been integral to the local DUMBO community in Brooklyn for many years and has always looked out for everyone. In recent years, Weldon has fallen on very hard times and many of us in community, including RMO have been trying to find ways to support him. 100
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I've known Weldon for almost 20 years, seeing him weekly on my way to band practice. When I was pregnant and then not around for a bit, he welcomed me back and asked about my kid. Still does, 13 years later. The Mayor of DUMBO! All support much appreciated. gofund.me/153b78b47gofund.meDonate to Support Weldon, our friend and "Mayor" of DUMBO, organized by Sarah BlustThe Rude Mechanical Orchestra (RMO) is a political project that uses music… Sarah Blust needs your support for Support Weldon, our friend and "Mayor" of DUMBO 210
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I am not sure how summer is over and I did not get anything done on <checks calendar> June 18, but here we are. Maybe my gnomes are having a good time with your gnomes. 010
Reposted by Meredith Slopen Callie Freitag (she/her) @calliefreitag.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Thrilled to share our **OPEN ACCESS** paper on how raising Seattle's minimum wage affected households receiving SNAP benefits. When the minimum wage went up, SNAP benefit levels went down -- a little. But, increases to earnings more than offset SNAP losses. link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comMinimum wage increases and SNAP participation: evidence from Seattle’s minimum wage ordinance - Review of Economics of the HouseholdA large and contested body of research examines how minimum wage laws affect employment and earnings for different groups of workers and industries. Far less studied are the important but ambiguous ex... 195
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026To reduce presenteeism in jurisdictions with paid sick leave mandates, outreach to workers and employers and stronger enforcement efforts may be needed.Many thanks to @abetterbalance.org for their collaboration on the questionnaire module and work on this issue. 020
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Paid sick leave mandates did not moderate exposure to a points system or the association between exposure to points systems and presenteeism, suggesting that points-based attendance systems may undermine the public health goals of paid sick leave mandates. 110
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026We found that exposure to a points system was associated with an 18.9-percentage-point increase in presenteeism, with effects observed even among workers who had not incurred points. 110
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026We used 2024 data from the @shift-project.bsky.social on service workers employed at sixty-three large firms to study the relationship between points systems and presenteeism and to determine whether that relationship varied by employee coverage under a paid sick leave law. 110
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026New paper with @ballentinekess.bsky.social , @dschneider.bsky.social, and @kristenharknett.bsky.social examining how attendence-based points affect presenteeism using @shift-project.bsky.social data and whether paid sick leave laws affect the relationship. 🧵 shift.hks.harvard.edu/points-based...shift.hks.harvard.eduPoints-Based Attendance Systems Associated With Presenteeism Despite Paid Sick Leave Protections - The Shift ProjectRead the Full Article Presenteeism, or attending work despite being ill enough to warrant absence, is endemic among working Americans. […] 173
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026On May Day (Friday) I'll be sharing research about older workers and learning from scholars (incl. @janetgornick.bsky.social) focused on improving conditions of older adults at the New School. Program and registration link here: event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt... event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt...event.newschool.edu 021
Reposted by Meredith Slopen Janet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Reimagining aging... I'm pleased to note that the GC-CUNY Stone Center will be in the house. I'm giving a keynote and @stone-lis.bsky.social former postdoc Meredith Slopen is a panelist. Check out the program! @mslopen.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @thenewschool.bsky.social 👇👇👇 064
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Correction: just heard that the 2024 ATUS will be released in August! Exciting! 000
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 03/04/2026As always, reach out if you have trouble accessing the paper. 010
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Importantly, the Leave Module was last conducted in 2017/18, before many new state leave policies came into effect. Release of a new module has been delayed by the administration, leaving researchers without the data we need to assess how well these policies are reaching older workers today. 200
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 03/04/2026I'm grateful for the support, funding, and guidance of the @uwrdrc.bsky.social and @irpwisc.bsky.social. 100
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Our findings suggest that access to paid leave declines with age, and that shifts to part-time work may play a role in declining access. To meet the needs of an aging workforce, policymakers should ensure that access to paid leave policies extends to part-time workers. 100
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Closing out the week: new paper with @arash-p.bsky.social in @agingpolicy.bsky.social: Access and Unmet Need for Paid Leave Among Older Workers. We use data from the ATUS Leave Module to examine access and unmet need for paid leave among employed adults aged 55–70.protect.checkpoint.comAccess and Unmet Need for Paid Leave Among Older WorkersIncreased life expectancy, coupled with reduced retirement security, is leading many Americans to work into older age. Paid leave policies support workers by offering job-secure paid time off to ad... 151
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 31/03/2026This is a great action to take, today and every day. Trans friends of all ages: my life would not be the same without you. 021
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 30/03/2026I'm extremely honored to have been awarded an @upjohninstitute.bsky.social 2026 Early Career Research Award to study the impacts of paid sick leave mandates on the employment and economic security of older workers. 4250
Reposted by Meredith Slopen Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026New Yorkers deserve solutions that meaningfully address hate violence — not political theater & half-measures. Instead of voting to pass unserious & anti-democratic “buffer zone” bills, @council.nyc.gov should invest $26-30 million in evidence-based non-carceral hate violence prevention. Read why:nydailynews.comEnding violence, not buffer zones, protects JewsNew York’s Jewish community faces two very different visions of safety. 24113
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Also really excited for this open data art show: so many ways to learn and create! bricartsmedia.org/exhibition/b...bricartsmedia.orgBRIC and Data Through Design Present: Echo(logies)Echo(logies) is the 2026 exhibition of Data Through Design (DxD), an annual data art exhibition featuring works that creatively analyze, interpret, and 000
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 20/03/2026We collect tons of data with public funds, and it's often under-leveraged because of limited internal capacity to fully analyze it and sharing restrictions. We could be learning so much more if more datasets were made publicly available. Open data is a huge opportunity to maximize these investments. 110
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 20/03/2026It's a dream come true to have contributed to a public good, where new researchers can learn from our data outside of the initial intended report/purpose. 120
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Getting excited for NYC Open Data Week! In 2016, I wrote "data set will be publicly available" into a grant application, and this year got an email that the dataset is being used by Barnard students. On Monday they'll present their results! csc.barnard.edu/events/new-y...csc.barnard.eduNew York City Open Data Week x Barnard CSC // Childcare in the City: What NYC Open Data Tells Us About Family Policy | Barnard Computational Science CenterChildcare in the City is a student-led Open Data Week event exploring how NYC Open Data can power public storytelling and policy communication. Undergraduate students from Barnard College analyze data... 160
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Saw And Juliet... with two 11 year olds and a 9 year old. They all loved it, and it was a cheaper ticket than the other shows I'd recommend (Lion King, Wicked). But less fun for the adults. My kid also loved Operation Mincemeat - which I 100% recommend! 111
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 04/03/2026NY's TDI program's insufficient, outdated funding creates huge inconsistencies with the paid family leave program. If you need it for yourself you get $170/week, but if your family member has the same injury or condition you can receive >$1200/week. It's long past time to reconcile these policies. 020
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Good timing for thr snow day: NYC expands paid sick leave coverage. 051
Reposted by Meredith Slopen A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 23/02/2026As of yesterday, NYC workers have stronger paid sick time rights! Now, the city's law covers paid sick time for childcare, emergency-related closures, housing- and benefits-related legal proceedings, workplace violence, and more. Learn more: www.abetterbalance.org/local-victor...abetterbalance.orgLocal Victory: NYC Expands Paid Sick Time Law to Include More Covered Purposes and Protections! - A Better BalanceThis newest expansion to the city’s law will provide new protections to workers and ensure that New Yorkers can attend to their real-life needs without being forced to risk their job or income. 043
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Please share with your colleagues and students who may not be in the loop! 000
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Attending #SSWR2026 as a social policy researcher (or friend)? Join us for our annual happy hour on Friday night at 6:30 at Calico! Be in touch if you need more info and looking forward to learning from your work throughout the conference! 131
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 01/01/2026This year was not my best for reading - it seemed like there were sometimes months between things I really liked, but definitely some great ones in the mix. 000
Reposted by Meredith Slopen dataindex.us @dataindex.us · 22/12/2025Rapid Response Data Briefing: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Join us to learn: 🔵 What's in PRAMS 🔵 Why it's important 🔵 The risks facing its continued collection and publication 🔵 How you can help support this essential data resource Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 056
Meredith Slopen @mslopen.bsky.social · 19/12/2025This incredible album made me laugh, cry, dance, and feel deeply grateful for my community. borschtbeat.bandcamp.com/album/strang...borschtbeat.bandcamp.comStrange Tongue / מסתּמא־לשון / Mistame-Loshn, by Ira Khonen Temple10 track album 010
Reposted by Meredith Slopen Mandi Spishak-Thomas @aspishakthomas.com · 15/12/2025Our paper reflecting on 30 years of Medicaid estate recovery is fully out today! We shed light on policy mechanisms, state variation, and its potential to drive wealth disparities. Thank you to @jhppl.bsky.social for being the perfect home for our work on this understudied, but longstanding, policy. 0145