Program on Gender Analysis in Economics (PGAE) Seminar: “COVID-19 and Care Work in South Korea”
Program on Gender Analysis in Economics (PGAE) Seminar “COVID-19 and Care Work in South Korea” Ito Peng, University of Toronto Monday, November 16 12:00 pm (EST) Registration not required. To
Care is on the ballot: Why COVID-19 should push American voters to pay greater attention to the care economy
Donald Trump and Joe Biden present American voters with a stark choice when it comes to policies about the care economy. COVID-19 has underscored the importance of health care, child
COVID, the Old and Canada-What’s Wrong With Us? A Massey Dialogues Discussion
A recent virtual presentation from Massey College, “The Massey Dialogues: COVID, the old and Canada – What’s wrong with us?” brought together a panel to discuss how the detrimental impacts of
- Published in COVID 19, elderly care, Expert Dialogues & Forums
Lessons to Draw From Countries with Long-Term Care (LTC) Systems
Japan, Korea and Germany introduced universal, mandatory public long-term care insurance (LTCI) as their populations began to age. LTCI is a social insurance program that covers the cost of care
- Published in COVID 19, Long Term Care, Social Care Systems, Understanding and Measuring Care
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FEATURED CONTENT DIGITAL FORUM ON REOPENING LONG ISLAND AND BUILDING A FAIR ECONOMY: CARE WORK IN THE COVID CRISIS Earlier this month, the Hofstra Labor Studies and the Center
COVID-19 is Testing the Norm: Gender Dynamics and Care in the Midst of the Pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has upended lives around the world. It has forced cities and countries to enforce lockdown and social distancing regulations. Schools and businesses are closed and people are
- Published in COVID 19, Gender Inequalities
Measuring the Overall Strain of Caregiving: A Multidimensional Approach
Providing care for others, especially for the frail elderly and young children, is one of the most important forms of human work that sustains our existence. However, caregiving is also
- Published in South Korea, Understanding and Measuring Care
50 Researchers Come Together for 2019 Annual Meeting
2019 Care Work and the Economy Annual Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland The Care Work and the Economy (CWE-GAM) held its 2nd Annual Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland on June 30-July 2,
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Bringing Together Research, Civil Society, and Policy Communities to Advance the Policy Discussion on Care in South Korea
Hyun Lim Lee, kindergarten teacher and organizer for the Childcare Workers Chapter of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, stood in front of the room full of civil society organization
- Published in South Korea
28th IAFFE Annual Conference
CWE Research Team to Present Panel Discussions at the 28th International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) Annual Conference The conference this year, to be held in Glasgow, centers around the