May 17, 2022
Tomorrow, May 18, at 3:00 p.m. ET, Mitacs postdoctoral fellow Dr. Kim de Laat (PhD) will join a panel focused on families, work, and care in the context of COVID-19. Participants will discuss findings from a national survey of parents in Canada and qualitative study exploring connections between work, care, care/work policies, and family life before and during the pandemic.
Reimagining Childcare, Parental Leave, and Employment Policies for Diverse Canadian Families
On Friday, May 20, at 1:00 p.m. ET, Senior Program Specialist at the Vanier Institute Dr. Sophie Mathieu (PhD) will be joining a panel to discuss early learning and childcare services, parental/parenting leaves, and employment policies in the context of COVID-19. This event will also explore key issues that need to be considered in research, advocacy, and policy development, and in teaching sociology related to equitable and transformative social policies for diverse families.
