Maggie K W Lau
Biographic Data
| ID | 6180407 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maggie K W Lau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maggie K W |
| FAMILY NAME | Lau |
| SIGNATURE | LAU M K W |
| AFFILIATIONS | School of Graduate Studies, Asia‐Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies, Centre for Social Policy and Social Change Lingnan University Hong Kong |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Children's and adults' perceptions of child necessities in Hong Kong
There is growing interest in child poverty and well‐being in East Asia. However, empirical studies predominantly adopt “expert‐led” measures (such as adult‐derived child deprivation measures), which usually assume that parents or guardians provide reliable reports about all their children's needs and that the allocation of household resources is effectively equal across all members. Studies of child poverty from a child‐rights or child‐agency per…
Defamilisation measures and women's labour force participation – a comparative study of twelve countries
This paper examines the relevance of two interpretations of defamilisation (“freedom of the family” and “freedom of women from the family”) to the search for effective measures for strengthening women's participation in the paid labour market. Based on these two interpretations, two types of defamilisation measures (care-focused and women's economic) are identified. Two defamilisation indices are developed respectively covering twelve countries. …
Defamilisation measures and women's labour force participation – a comparative study of twelve countries
This paper examines the relevance of two interpretations of defamilisation (“freedom of the family” and “freedom of women from the family”) to the search for effective measures for strengthening women's participation in the paid labour market. Based on these two interpretations, two types of defamilisation measures (care-focused and women's economic) are identified. Two defamilisation indices are developed respectively covering twelve countries. …
Children's and adults' perceptions of child necessities in Hong Kong
There is growing interest in child poverty and well‐being in East Asia. However, empirical studies predominantly adopt “expert‐led” measures (such as adult‐derived child deprivation measures), which usually assume that parents or guardians provide reliable reports about all their children's needs and that the allocation of household resources is effectively equal across all members. Studies of child poverty from a child‐rights or child‐agency per…
Defamilisation measures and women's labour force participation – a comparative study of twelve countries
This paper examines the relevance of two interpretations of defamilisation (“freedom of the family” and “freedom of women from the family”) to the search for effective measures for strengthening women's participation in the paid labour market. Based on these two interpretations, two types of defamilisation measures (care-focused and women's economic) are identified. Two defamilisation indices are developed respectively covering twelve countries. …
Children's and adults' perceptions of child necessities in Hong Kong
There is growing interest in child poverty and well‐being in East Asia. However, empirical studies predominantly adopt “expert‐led” measures (such as adult‐derived child deprivation measures), which usually assume that parents or guardians provide reliable reports about all their children's needs and that the allocation of household resources is effectively equal across all members. Studies of child poverty from a child‐rights or child‐agency per…
Economics (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 work) · Basic needs (1 work) · Child labour (1 work) · Child poverty (1 work) · Children's Rights and Participation (1 work) · Demographic economics (1 work) · Early Childhood Education and Development (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work) · Employment and Welfare Studies (1 work)