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The 2023-24 CAnD3 Annual Report is here!

Event

Family Caregiving during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada and South Korea: preliminary survey findings and their policy implications

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 12:00to13:00
Webinar, CA

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For this session, we welcome Dr. Ito Peng, who will provide a comparative social policy lens into family caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic. Examples from Canada and South Korea will be drawn to discuss the current situation and future possibilities in the arenas of long-term care, childcare, and the inequities that pervade the distribution of the burden of care.Ìý

Agenda

12:00-12:05 PMÌýWelcome & Introductions
12:05-12:45 PMÌýLecture
12:45-12:55 PMÌýModerated Q&A
12:55-1:00 PMÌýClosing and upcoming sessions


Featured Speaker

Circular image of Dr. Ito Peng

ÌýisÌýaÌýCanada Research ChairÌýin Global Social PolicyÌýatÌýtheÌýDepartment of Sociology,ÌýUniversity of Toronto.ÌýShe is an expertÌýinÌýglobal social policy, specializing in gender, migration and care policies.ÌýShe has written extensively onÌýsocialÌýpoliciesÌýand political economy of careÌýinÌýAsia Pacific.ÌýHerÌýteachingÌýand researchÌýfocusÌýon comparative social policy,ÌýandÌýgender,ÌýcareÌýand migration policies.ÌýSheÌýjustÌýcompletedÌýaÌýSSHRCÌýfundedÌýinternational partnership research project entitledÌýGender, Migration, and the Work of Care. She is currentlyÌýengaged in two research projects:ÌýThe Care Economy: Gender-sensitive Macroeconomic Models for Policy Analysis, funded by William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Open Society Foundations (PI – Maria Floro),ÌýandÌýCare Economies in Context: Towards Sustainable Social and Economic Development, funded by SSHRC Partnership Research Grant,ÌýWilliam and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Open Society FoundationsÌý(PI – Ito Peng).Ìý

Lunch&Learn

This is our March Lunch&Learn session of the 2021-22 Training Year. The Lunch&Learn series is designed to introduce our Fellows, team members, and partners to emerging research in topics of population dynamics and population aging. These modules will cover the Four CAnD3 Population Aging Axes: (1) family and social inclusion; (2) education, labour and inequality; (3) migration and ethnicity; and (4) wellbeing and autonomy.Ìý

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