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Book Talk Title: Reproductive decisions and work-family dynamics of women under the transforming family planning policies

Time: 12:30 – 14:00

Venue: Online (Zoom link to be provided after registration)

Speaker: Prof. Yang SHEN (Associate Professor and PhD supervisor, School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

Moderator: Prof. Jing SONG (Associate Professor, Gender Studies Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Associate Researcher (by courtesy), Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Abstract:

The book The New Era of Childbearing focuses on 41 middle-class families in mainland China during the transition of family planning policies, from the one-child policy to the three-child policy. This study explores reproductive decisions and work-family dynamics from a gender perspective, with particular attention given to power relations and the duality between agency and structure. Most of our informants are professional women with two children. In the book talk, Professor Shen will demonstrate how they negotiate fertility decisions with their partners and parents, and how they navigate the challenges of reconciling work and family in an era where both domains are increasingly demanding.

Speaker’s Biography: Yang Shen is an associate professor and a PhD supervisor in the School of International and Public Affairs at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She received her PhD degree in Gender Studies at the London School of Economics. Her research interests focus on how gender intersects with public policies, family processes and migration. Her current research projects include women’s reproductive behaviour, housing and intimacy, and online dating in China. Her research appeared in Studies in Higher Education, Chinese Sociological Review, China Quarterly, Journal of Social Issues, among others. Her book monograph ‘Beyond tears and laughter: gender, migration and the service sector in China’ has been published by Palgrave in 2019. Dr. Shen is also a freelancer writer for various media both in Chinese and in English.

Language: English

Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13701922

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