Date : 2023-09-15
Gender Pattern in Livelihood Choices and the Economic Consequences for Rural Households in China
Date: 27 September 2023 (Wed)
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 HK Time
Venue: Chen Kou Bun Building 109 (CKB 109) (In-person*)
Registration: https://shorturl.at/mMNS7
Abstract
Drawing on theories on the gender division of labor, life course, household labor allocation, as well as the implication of key household members. This study goes beyond migration and its consequences by examining both local and non-local livelihood choices from a gender perspective. The study first examines how rural people’s livelihoods have been changing and to what extent the gender gap has been enlarging or shrinking. It then investigates how household economy has been affected by these changes. China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) and China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) have been used for this study. Our study has pointed out a pessimistic trend for rural married women to close the gender gap with men in pursuing non-farming opportunities and expanding their space of work in China. For household economic consequence, our study focuses on household head’s livelihood choices. It shows that migration of household head is overall beneficial to rural household income growth comparing other livelihood choices, although the positive effect is contingent on the household life course and gender.
Speaker's Biography
Yuying Tong is a Professor of Sociology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her current research interests focus on 1) Consequences of Migration to Rural Households: in this line of research, she examines migration consequences at both household and individual levels in China, especially from a gender perspective. 2) Migration Integration in Host Society: she studies both adult and children’s adaptation and integration in host societies, by taking into account the factors of members in host societies. 3) Family and Life Course: her focus on this line of research includes both individual key life event transitions and within family intergenerational effect in Mainland China, Hong Kong as well as East Asian area. Lastly, her research in Population Health and Well-being mainly examines the health consequences of migration and family transition, the intersection of health with her interests in migration and family studies.
