Weiwen Lai
Biographic Data
| ID | 3620044 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Weiwen Lai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Weiwen |
| FAMILY NAME | Lai |
| SIGNATURE | LAI W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stockholm University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6112-8169 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Changing roles of marriage and family status for labor migration? The case of rural China
BACKGROUNDChina has witnessed a continuous rise of couple migration and family migration.These migration developments possibly signal individuals' changing considerations of marital and parenthood responsibilities in their migration decisions over time. OBJECTIVEWe focus on one specific type of migration, first labor migration, and examine the gender and birth cohort patterns of how marriage and family status are associated with first labor migra…
Not Only Births, But Also Intentions: The Decline of Fertility Intentions and Increasing Uncertainties in Sweden, 2012-2021
The decline in total fertility rates in Western countries, particularly the Nordic countries, has puzzled demographers. Researchers assume that the decline is associated with increasing perceptions of uncertainties about the future. In this study, we explore whether childbearing intentions have also declined and whether individuals have become more uncertain about future childbearing. To do so, we compare childbearing intentions expressed by part…
Weaker intentions or lower realization? Explaining gender differences in labor migration from rural China
Prior studies have consistently documented Chinese women’s lower migration rates. This study draws on the perspective of linking migration intentions and behavior to explain whether the gender differences in Chinese people’s labor migration behavior arise from men’s and women’s differences in migration intentions or in turning migration intentions into behavior. Using two waves of data from the Longitudinal Survey on Rural Urban Migration in Chin…
Couple migration and housework dynamics in China: A longitudinal analysis
China has witnessed an increasing trend in couple migration within the country. Research has argued that China's massive migration can be a driving force for transforming couples' unequal gender relations in Chinese families. This study examines the impacts of couple migration within and across provinces on couples' highly gendered housework dynamics. The study draws on five waves of panel data from the China Family Panel Studies (2010, 2014, 201…
Motherhood and Women's Migration: Evidence from Foreign Domestic Workers in Hong Kong
Female domestic workers often take on multiple roles in different settings, such as that of mothers and migrants. This study focuses on women's diverse trajectories in timing motherhood and migration from a temporal perspective. Despite the continuities between their paid work for their employers and unpaid care for their own families, both of which are highly feminized, migrant women often face tensions and conflicts between the two; it is diffi…
Rising Cohabitation and Chinese Modernity: Flexible Intimacy and Persistent Marriage
China has witnessed rising cohabitation and robust marriage at the same time. This study uses a mixed-methods approach to examine perceptions of cohabitation and the linkage between cohabitation and marriage. Quantitative results suggest generally tolerant perceptions of cohabitation and more divided views about the delinking of cohabitation and marriage. Qualitative analyses illustrate that women embrace flexible intimacy to make the best marria…
Rising Cohabitation and Chinese Modernity: Flexible Intimacy and Persistent Marriage
China has witnessed rising cohabitation and robust marriage at the same time. This study uses a mixed-methods approach to examine perceptions of cohabitation and the linkage between cohabitation and marriage. Quantitative results suggest generally tolerant perceptions of cohabitation and more divided views about the delinking of cohabitation and marriage. Qualitative analyses illustrate that women embrace flexible intimacy to make the best marria…
Rising Cohabitation and Chinese Modernity: Flexible Intimacy and Persistent Marriage
China has witnessed rising cohabitation and robust marriage at the same time. This study uses a mixed-methods approach to examine perceptions of cohabitation and the linkage between cohabitation and marriage. Quantitative results suggest generally tolerant perceptions of cohabitation and more divided views about the delinking of cohabitation and marriage. Qualitative analyses illustrate that women embrace flexible intimacy to make the best marria…
Motherhood and Women's Migration: Evidence from Foreign Domestic Workers in Hong Kong
Female domestic workers often take on multiple roles in different settings, such as that of mothers and migrants. This study focuses on women's diverse trajectories in timing motherhood and migration from a temporal perspective. Despite the continuities between their paid work for their employers and unpaid care for their own families, both of which are highly feminized, migrant women often face tensions and conflicts between the two; it is diffi…
Weaker intentions or lower realization? Explaining gender differences in labor migration from rural China
Prior studies have consistently documented Chinese women’s lower migration rates. This study draws on the perspective of linking migration intentions and behavior to explain whether the gender differences in Chinese people’s labor migration behavior arise from men’s and women’s differences in migration intentions or in turning migration intentions into behavior. Using two waves of data from the Longitudinal Survey on Rural Urban Migration in Chin…
Couple migration and housework dynamics in China: A longitudinal analysis
China has witnessed an increasing trend in couple migration within the country. Research has argued that China's massive migration can be a driving force for transforming couples' unequal gender relations in Chinese families. This study examines the impacts of couple migration within and across provinces on couples' highly gendered housework dynamics. The study draws on five waves of panel data from the China Family Panel Studies (2010, 2014, 201…
Changing roles of marriage and family status for labor migration? The case of rural China
BACKGROUNDChina has witnessed a continuous rise of couple migration and family migration.These migration developments possibly signal individuals' changing considerations of marital and parenthood responsibilities in their migration decisions over time. OBJECTIVEWe focus on one specific type of migration, first labor migration, and examine the gender and birth cohort patterns of how marriage and family status are associated with first labor migra…
Not Only Births, But Also Intentions: The Decline of Fertility Intentions and Increasing Uncertainties in Sweden, 2012-2021
The decline in total fertility rates in Western countries, particularly the Nordic countries, has puzzled demographers. Researchers assume that the decline is associated with increasing perceptions of uncertainties about the future. In this study, we explore whether childbearing intentions have also declined and whether individuals have become more uncertain about future childbearing. To do so, we compare childbearing intentions expressed by part…
Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 works) · China (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)