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Centre for Global Social Policy

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CGSP is a research centre devoted to advancing social policy in Canada and around the world. CGSP is located within the University of Toronto's Sociology Department. cgsp-cpsm.ca

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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 19h
On Oct 19, join Centre for Global Health at @uoftdlsph.bsky.social for a hybrid seminar with Dr. Francisco Oviedo-Gómez, physician, public health specialist, and lecturer at the University of Costa Rica. www.eventbrite.ca/e/introducti...
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Grad students at @utoronto.ca - CGSP wants your policy-themed op-eds for our new Opinion Piece Project cohort! We provide editorial and publication support, and selected students receive $500 honoraria. Attend our info session on Sept 25 to participate. More info: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2026/09/10/g...
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Join us on Sept 24 for Flavours of Home: Cultural Meal Provision through Ontario’s Meals on Wheels Programs with Yukari Seko of @torontomet.bsky.social, hosted by @ed4socialchange.bsky.social of @uoftdlsph.bsky.social! cgsp-cpsm.ca/2026/08/31/j... #CareEconomies #ElderCare #MealsOnWheels
Photo of Yukari Seko with information about eventAbstract of study and presentationYukari Seko's biography
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
@alexacarson.bsky.social's recent article in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies draws on Care Economies in Context research data to identify common rationalizations for senior care. 1/3 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #Immigration #Caregiving #CareEconomies #Sociology
A young person and an elder smile while in a garden.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Thousands of home care workers stuck in limbo as permanent residency stream faces delays. Foreign care workers accepted into a dedicated PR stream have been waiting more than 15 months for next steps from Ottawa, by Vanmala Subramaniam www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... @theglobeandmail.com
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Thousands of home care workers are stuck in limbo as permanent residency stream faces delays
Foreign care workers accepted into a dedicated PR stream have been waiting more than 15 months for next steps from Ottawa
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Open access article in @cjphrcsp.bsky.social by @kaylabenjamin.bsky.social @fabio-robibaro.bsky.social Jinri Kim, Nicholas Spence & @ed4socialchange.bsky.social examine conditions that produce negative mental health outcomes for unpaid caregivers. 1/3
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"Pandemic policy and the care economy: A comparative analysis of care-sensitive social protection in Colombia and Costa Rica" is #OpenAccess! Article's findings have implications for care-sensitive policy in Latin America & beyond. cc @kaylabenjamin.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Background image of people wearing medical masks while walking through an outdoor market in Costa Rica. Text overlay features the name of the article, authors, and journal.
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Great plain language summary of new research from CGSP affiliate @leafiaye.bsky.social Being “half-included” in American society takes a toll on immigrant health, study finds | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Being “half-included” in American society takes a toll on immigrant health, study finds
A new study published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that when immigrants have adopted some cultural and behavioural elements of their home country but not others, they have worse ...
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Ontario's care economy is in crisis. New research by ONN reveals how the province is faring on public policies that shape Ontario's care economy. scorecard.theonn.ca
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Ontario's care economy is in crisis
New research by ONN, including a report and scorecard reveal how the province is faring on public policies that shape Ontario's care economy. While the findings are grim, there are many ways to build ...
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Congratulations to Care Economies in Context RA @kaylabenjamin.bsky.social & co-authors on "Pandemic policy and the care economy: A comparative analysis of care-sensitive social protection in Colombia and Costa Rica"! Read the open access article now -- www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A crowd walks through an outdoor market in Costa Rica. Many are wearing medical masks.
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Constraints on immigrant women's economic mobility hurt the entire Canadian economy, writes Nasreen Basheer in @broadbent.bsky.social's Perspectives Journal. perspectivesjournal.ca/immigration-...
Background image features a pink and purple track and field track with 3 hurdles in the foreground. Text says "Canada’s Economy Is Held Back When Immigrant Women Are Held Back. “Ensuring equitable economic integration for immigrant women is more than a matter for social justice. It is also important for unlocking Canada’s economic potential. Nasreen Basheer in Perspectives Journal."Background image features a pink and purple track and field track with 3 hurdles in the foreground. Text says “The policy tools to address this issue exist, but they need to be applied with gender equity at their core. Policies directions include:

Reforming & improving credentialing processes

Ensuring affordable childcare for all

Applying Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) to immigration pathways"
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
In Toronto, transit and care deserts trap many low-income caregivers experience time poverty In @spacing.bsky.social, Obaid Khan argues that Bogota-style “manzanas del cuidado” - areas where care infrastucture is intentionally co-located - are a potential solution. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Great piece on how "manzanas del cuidado" - a progressive urban planning strategy developed in Bogota - might help address Toronto's care crisis. Written by Obaid Khan (@utoronto.ca Rotman MBA candidate) as part of CGSP's Opinion Piece Project.
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Ontario Nonprofit Network @theonn.ca · 22/04/2026
Do you want to learn more about the care economy? Swipe through our mini glossary to explore key definitions - including care work, paid care, unpaid care, and the care economy - and better understand how care shows up across our sector and in everyday life.
Graphic titled “Care economy: Mini glossary" with and illustration of hands holding eachother. Graphic titled “Definitions.” Text explains “Paid care work” as labour delivered by workers in public, nonprofit, and for-profit settings, including senior care, childcare, and frontline crisis work. “Unpaid care work” is defined as caregiving within the home and communities, such as parenting, pregnancy, cooking, cleaning, and supporting loved ones, including through mutual aid. Illustration shows a care worker assisting an older adult in bed and a pregnant person standing.Graphic titled “Definitions.” Text defines “Care work” as labour that meets the physical, psychological, and emotional needs of individuals, families, and communities, and as essential to the functioning of the economy and collective well-being. It notes that care work—paid and unpaid—is often carried out by Black, racialized, immigrant, and migrant women. Illustrations show caregiving scenes: supporting an older adult, reading to a child, and distributing goods in a community setting.Graphic titled “Definitions.” Text defines the “Care economy” as the sum of paid and unpaid care work across public, private, nonprofit sectors, and households. It highlights that care work is globally undervalued and shaped by gender and race. It also notes the definition is adapted from the International Labour Organization and feminist scholars. Illustration shows two hands holding the Earth.
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
"Until caregiving and emotional labour are recognized as shared social responsibilities, rather than private obligations borne disproportionately by women, crises like COVID-19 will continue to deepen existing inequalities."
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
"Building faster while ignoring racism means building inequity at scale." Powerful piece from CGSP affiliate member @docdantzler.bsky.social.
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
In @policyoptions.irpp.org, Milad Moghaddas argues that protecting migrant workers from abuse requires a rights-based framework, which would also benefit the Canadian economy overall. He maps out four policy directions for achieving this transition. policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/04/prot...
Background image features racialized workers at a construction site. Text says, "Canada must stop exploiting migrant workers. “Without immigrants, Canada’s economy would falter, revealing the contradiction at the heart of our system: we depend on migrant workers to keep the country running, yet deny many of them the rights and security they deserve.”Text says "Policy directions that can help end systemic abuse and exploitation – which will also strengthen the economy: 

1. Replace employer-specific work permits with open or sector-specific permits.

2. Establish clear, accessible pathways to permanent residency for all migrant workers.

3. Invest meaningfully in labour inspection and enforcement.

4. Integrate migrant-worker representation into federal policy consultations."
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Congratulations to @ed4socialchange.bsky.social for this well-deserved award! We are thrilled to have Erica as a member of our Care Economies in Context project.
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Toronto Population Network @tpn-uoft.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Join us tomorrow for the next POP Speaker Series event: our Student Symposium! Five U of T PhD students will be sharing their latest research and works in progress, come see what’s next in population research. In person or by zoom: utoronto.zoom.us/j/83352385599 utoronto.zoom.us/j/83352385599
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Tomorrow, April 17! Spots remain both in-person and online. cgsp-cpsm.ca/2026/03/04/j...
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Nathania's argument is a powerful one, and she provides straightforward policy directions for dismantling the conditions that produce rampant abuse and exploitation. All policymakers should be listening. Nathania wrote this piece through CGSP's Opinion Piece project: cgsp-cpsm.ca/opinion-piec...
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Next Friday, April 17! cc @uoftsociology.bsky.social @trecresearch.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca @tpn-uoft.bsky.social @uniglobalunion.org #caregiving #care #eldercare #seniorcare #careeconomy #sociology
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The Philanthropist Journal @thephilanthropist.ca · 08/04/2026
Canadian caregivers are providing 5.7 billion hours of unpaid care every year. Working caregivers put in an average of five hours per day on top of their jobs and incur average out-of-pocket expenses of almost $8,000 per year. Christina Palassio reports. thephilanthropist.ca/2026/04/addr...
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Addressing the caregiving crisis in Canada - The Philanthropist Journal
Coming to grips with the “existential” crisis in care amidst an increasingly austere economic environment requires not just financial support for caregivers, but broader system investments and reforms...
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
CGSP's Opinion Piece Project helps grad students develop and publish op-eds. Check out the impactful pieces that have been published over the past few months! Sylvia Okonofua: "We can’t build a truly universal healthcare system without race-based health data" in Healthing 1/6
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Earlier this month, Hui Zheng presented "Immigrants' Mental Health Dilemma" as part of the Care Economies Speaker Series. The recording is now available on our website: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2026/03/18/r... #MentalHealth #Immigration #Sociology
Photo of Hui Zheng standing in front of a doorway at the University of Toronto. Text says "Care economies in context speaker series. Immigrants' mental health dilemma. Recording now available on CGSP website."
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
On April 17 from 10 – 11:30 AM, Alexa Carson and Ito Peng will present “Care peaks, plateaus, and loops: Narrative insights on stress from family caregivers for seniors.” This hybrid event is part of the Care Economies in Context Speaker Series. Click here to register: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2026/03/04/j...
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Without guardrails on private investment in care, patients and workers will keep paying the price, UNI Global Union warns
Without guardrails on private investment in care, patients and workers will keep paying the price, UNI Global Union warns
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"The fastest growing green jobs in the world are care jobs. Low-carbon, community rooted & essential. This means formalizing care work, ensuring living wages, social protections, safety of working conditions & access to training and career progression." #CareEconomies @uniglobalunion.org
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🍃🚨Climate issues are labour issues! 🍃🚨
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 12/03/2026
“I used to think it was only me.” For years, Stella Rodríguez believed the injuries & stress of caregiving were simply part of the job. In Colombia caregivers are now learning to recognize risks & demand recognition. #Care4Carers #InvestInCare
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Colombia caregivers break isolation and reclaim dignity through training
Colombia caregivers break isolation and reclaim dignity through training
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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Very proud that 2 of the 5 most-cited articles published in ASA journals in 2025 were led by sociologists from our dept! Way to go Toronto 💙 and congrats to everyone else on the high-impact work as well!! www.asanet.org/top-cited-ar...
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Top Cited Articles | American Sociological Association
The following table shows the top 5 most cited articles that were published in 2025, across all ASA journals.
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
March 17 | Hybrid event at @uoftlaw.bsky.social "Intertwined Inequities in the Long-term Care Economy" presented by Mary Crossley of Univ. of Pittsburgh Law 12:30 - 2pm ET. Solarium, Falconer Hall, 84 Queen's Park, Toronto Online - utoronto.zoom.us/j/81650723094 (passcode: 216416)
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Join us on March 17 for the next installment of the #CareEconomies in Context Speaker Series: “Immigrants' Mental Health Dilemma” with Dr. Hui Zheng at the University of Toronto. RSVP to attend in-person or online: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2026/02/03/j...
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
"If we truly value entrepreneurship in all its forms — including the one million self-employed women who already power Canada’s economy — then we must build a social safety net that reflects the reality of modern work."
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Care is work: Why Canada needs a universal parental income support plan
The gender pay gap among self-employed Canadians is significantly larger than among those in traditional employment. Over 50 per cent of self-employed women earn less than $50,000 annually.
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Monica Alexander @monjalexander.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Really excited about this one! Find the Zoom link via the QR code below if you'd like to join us remotely.
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Monica Alexander @monjalexander.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Next Tuesday 24 Feb the Toronto Population Network @tpn-uoft.bsky.social is hosting flash talks featuring population researchers from around the UofT campus! Please come along if you're in Toronto or join online!
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Toronto Population Network @tpn-uoft.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Looking forward to having @kazumi-t.bsky.social at the upcoming UofT Flash Session! Join us on on February 24 for our next event in the TPN speaker series! Find out interesting research insights from several excellent speakers from across the University of Toronto.
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
We are proud to announce the publication of the first op-ed through CGSP's Opinion Piece Project, "Girls Don't Get to Evacuate First" by Jenna Edwards, in Canada's National Observer (December 2025). Click here to read the piece: cgsp-cpsm.ca/article/girl... #CareEconomies #CareWork #OpEdProject
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Toronto Population Network @tpn-uoft.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Yesterday was the official kick off of the Toronto Population Network speaker series. We want to thank @lucampesando.bsky.social for the excellent presentation on the Dynamics of School Expansion and Inter-Caste Marriage in India. Come join us Feb 24th for the second event in the series!
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U of T Faculty of Arts & Science @artsci.utoronto.ca · 12/01/2026
Contrary to the model minority myth, researchers have shown that the increase in life expectancy of Asian Americans compared to white Americans has slowed or reversed in the past 25 years. Read more: bit.ly/49zXtFE
Assistant Professor Leafia Ye and Professor Hui Zheng.
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School of Cities @uoftcities.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Our latest CRI delves into the survey of community needs & concerns conducted by the Moss Park Coalition & explores the importance of community voices when private investments drive development in disadvantaged neighbourhoods (CC Prentiss Dantzler) ow.ly/nFoF50XGAir
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
In her discussion article for the International Journal of Care and Caring, Anna Kuznetsov examines the stories of three unpaid caregivers in Canada to illustrate why and how "vigilantism" is enacted and the toll that it takes. Click here to read the full article: cgsp-cpsm.ca/article/advo...
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
A recent blog post by the Wellesley Institute introduces a new research project that aims to improve health equity outcomes for personal support workers and early childhood educators at work. Click here to learn more: www.wellesleyinstitute.com/care-economy... #CareEconomies #CareProviders
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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 08/12/2025
Immigrant women PSWs keep Ontario’s home care afloat under exploitative conditions
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Immigrant women PSWs keep Ontario’s home care afloat under exploitative conditions
Home care is essential to Ontario’s health- care system, but its failures are offloaded onto underpaid personal support workers — mostly racialized immigrant women —who often work in unsafe conditions.
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Dr Chandrakant Shah's moving reflection on caring for his wife, who has advanced dementia. www.e-desinews.com/november-202...
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SENIOR MOMENT - A quiet absence that speaks volumes — Desi News — Celebrating our 28th well-read year!
A QUIET ABSENCE THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Dec 3 event - Caring about Care Workers: Centering Immigrant Women Personal Support Workers in Toronto’s Home Care Sector, co-hosted by @planningtoronto.bsky.social and @torontomet.bsky.social #CareEconomies #CareWork
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Register Today for the Caring About Care Workers Report Launch and Community Forum
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
PRESS RELEASE: Child care advocates from across Canada are gathering in Ottawa this week for the second Child Care for All Summit. www.oxfam.ca/news/child-c...
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Child Care for All Summit Calls for Universal and Inclusive Child Care as -
Ottawa, ON – November 24, 2025 – At a critical moment for Canada’s early learning and child care program, feminist and community leaders from across Canada are gathering in Ottawa this week for the s
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Erica Di Ruggiero @ed4socialchange.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Looking forward to moderating today's event on #srhr #globalhealth See below for details
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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 08/11/2025
Call for Proposals: North American Taiwan Studies Association' 31st Annual Conference, "Resonance/Dissonance — Taiwan Studies, Knowledge Production, and Power Asymmetry." June 26-28, IU Bloomington. Proposal deadline is December 31.
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Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The recording of the latest Care Economies in Context Speaker Series event, featuring Dr. Soonman Kwon, is now available on YouTube. Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Wt... #LongTermCare #Ageing #SocialPolicy
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Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
The Toronto Population Network had its very first mini-conference at Hart House last Thursday, and it was such an amazing event!! Thanks everyone for coming & can't wait for what's next 💙 P.S. trying to get the "confidence intervals overlapping" photo pose trending. it clearly has potential, eh?
Joanna, Monica, and Leafia standing in front of the Toronto Population Network bannerA full room of attendees listening to Ridhi Kashyap (Oxford)'s keynote lecture
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