- Gender
- Labor
- Family
- Fertility
- China
Supervisor: Prof. Choi Yuk-ping Susanne
Navigating Motherhood and Work in Post-Reform China
Focusing on how mothers in post-reform China may perceive and cope with the relationships between motherhood and work and the structural factors shaping their perceptions and navigating strategies. I conducted organizational ethnography and interviews with mothers to explore their daily childcaring and working experience.
Conferences: 2023
Chen, L., (2023). Gender Policy Mismatch: Why Do Women Not Using Facilities Designed to Help Them Balance Mothering and Work?. Accepted paper presented at the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne, Australia
https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/wc2023/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/140324
Conferences: 2022
Chen, L., (2022). Doing Reciprocity: How Do Organizations Shape Women’s Capabilities of Navigating Mothering and Work. Paper presented at Hong Kong Sociological Association 23rd Annual Conference, Hong Kong, China
Awarded year: 2023
Award title: PhD International Mobility for Partnerships and Collaborations Award (PhD IMPAC Award)