IV ISA Forum of Sociology (February 23-28, 2021)

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Care Policies and Gender Equality

Abstract Submissions Closed

RC46 Clinical Sociology (host committee)
RC02 Economy and Society

Language: English and French

Session Type: Oral

Care has become a focus of increased public concern, political debate and academic research. The aging process and the increasing women labor market participation are bringing about new demands affecting traditional care models. A wide array of care policies are being implemented worldwide. Shifting the provision of care to the market, ensuring the provision of care by the state, through public policies, implementing flexible work, expanding maternity, paternity and parental leave and informal care work are some of the policies we seek to discuss. This session aims at bringing together papers from different parts of the world, South and North, that analyze institutions, organizations and policies, their material and symbolic impact, on reducing or exacerbating class, gender, race/ethnicity and nationality based inequalities.