Ito Peng
Ito Peng, Ph.D. is a Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, and Canada Research Chair in Global Social Policy at the Department of Sociology, and the School of Public Policy
The Next Steps for Research on Care and the Economy
The third day of the Concluding Annual Meeting was marked by reflection of the project and sharing research plans for the future. Dr. Ito Peng (University of Toronto) introduced the
- Published in Conferences, Expert Dialogues & Forums, Maria Floro, Policy, Research
The Ongoing Impacts of COVID-19 on Family Work-Life Balance in South Korea
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many aspects of everyday life and has brought attention to the care economy and unpaid care work. In South Korea, there were two periods of
- Published in Conferences, Expert Dialogues & Forums, Policy
CWE-GAM Scholars Leading Two Panels During 2021 IAFFE Annual Conference
This week, the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) will hold its Annual Conference: “Sustaining Life: Challenges of Multidimensional Crises” starting on Tuesday, June 22nd, and concluding Friday, June 25th.
CWE-GAM Annual Meeting – Day Three
Since 2017, the Care Work and the Economy (CWE-GAM) project’s network of over 40 scholars worked together to conduct new research using the project’s field work data on paid workers
CWE-GAM Annual Meeting – Day Two
Since 2017, the Care Work and the Economy (CWE-GAM) project’s network of over 40 scholars worked together to conduct new research using the project’s field work data on paid workers
CWE-GAM Annual Meeting – Day One
Since 2017, the Care Work and the Economy (CWE-GAM) project’s network of over 40 scholars worked together to conduct new research using the project’s field work data on paid workers
CWE-GAM CONCLUDING ANNUAL MEETING
Since 2017, the Care Work and the Economy (CWE-GAM) project’s network of over 40 scholars worked together to conduct new research using the project’s field work data on paid workers
Systemic Resilience and Carework: An Asia-Pacific Perspective
Below is an excerpt from a recent piece “Systemic Resilience and Carework: An Asia-Pacific Perspective” by Ito Peng, contributing researcher for the Understanding and Measuring Care group. This article was
- Published in Asia-Pacific, Child Care, COVID 19, Elder Care, Migrant Care Workers, Understanding and Measuring Care
What is the Care Economy and Why Should We Care?
In our project, we aim to promote and advocate for gender and socioeconomic equalities. We do this by working to reduce gender gaps in economic outcomes and by showing and properly
- Published in Canada, Child Care, Economic Modeling, Elder Care, Expert Dialogues & Forums, Feminist Economics, OECD