On Sept. 24, Joya Misra will discuss her recent work in a talk titled “Family Policies, Employment and Poverty among Partnered and Single Mothers Cross-Nationally,” regarding research conducted with Stephanie Moller, Eiko Strader and Elizabeth Wemlinger.
Misra is a professor of sociology and public policy, and is also affiliated with the Labor Studies and Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies programs at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research and teaching focus around inequality, studying the effect that politics, policies, social movements and culture have on societies. Last year she was named editor of the journal Gender & Society. Much of Misra’s work focuses on gender disparities when it comes to employment policies and family traditions.
This is the first lecture in the fall 2012 Center for Public Policy and Administration’s Faculty Colloquium series, which are informal talks, often about works-in-progress, with presenters providing a significant amount of time for audience discussion and feedback. All talks will be in Thompson 620, from noon to 1 p.m. They are open to the public and brown bag lunches are welcome.