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COVID-19 and Korea's Childcare Survey
This survey contains data related to COVID-19 and Korea's childcare survey. Due to social distancing during the heist of COVID-19, the burden of care for each family has increased significantly. In particular, due to the closure of care institutions such as kindergartens and schools, parents with young children suffered a lot. The Center for Transnational Migration and Social Inclusion and Gallup Korea surveyed 1200 married men and women with children 0-12 years old to find about the impact of COVID-19 on care at home. In March 2021, we conducted a second survey that expanded the number of samples to 2016 parents nationwide and added questions about their experiences over the past year. Through this survey, we collected a wide range of information on whether to work from home, experience in caring for children during telecommuting, and who mainly cared for their children and were in charge of housework during social distancing due to COVID-19. Based on the results of these surveys, we are conducting research to see how gender inequality in care, which existed in Korean society, intensifies in emergency situations such as COVID-19, how government policies such as family care leave and emergency care were accepted and what are the problems. The Center for Transnational Migration and Social Inclusion plans to provide practical solutions based on such empirical data to continue to seek alternatives to what measures should be taken if situations such as COVID-19 continue in the future.
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How do Older Adults Spend Their Time? Gender Gaps and Educational Gradients in Time Use in East Asian and Western Countries
2021 Man-Yee Kan, Muzhi Zhou, Daniela Veronica Negraia, Kamila Kolpashnikova, Ekaterina Hertog, Shohel Yoda & Jiweon JunTitle: How do Older Adults Spend Their Time? Gender Gaps and Educational Gradients in Time Use in East Asian and Western Countries (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12062-021-09345-3)Language: EnglishPublishing Date: July 2021(Accepted)Abstract: This study is the first to document how older adults in East Asian and Western societies spend their time, across four key dimensions of daily life, by respondent's gender and education level. To do this, we undertook a pioneering effort and harmonized cross-sectional time-use data from East Asian countries (China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan) with data from Multinational Time Use Study (Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, United States; to which we refer as Western countries), collected between 2000 and 2015.  Findings from bivariate and multivariate models suggest that the daily time budgets of East Asian older adults are different from their counterparts in most Western countries. Specifically, gender gaps in domestic work, leisure, and sleep time were larger in East Asian contexts, than in Western countries. Gender gaps in paid work were larger in China compared to all other regions. Higher levels were associated with less paid work, more leisure, and less sleep time in East Asian countries, while in Western countries they were associated with more paid work, less domestic work, and less sleep. Interestingly, Italy and Spain, two Southern European welfare regimes, shared more similarities with East Asian countries than with other Western countries. We Interpret and discuss the implications of these findings for population aging research and welfare policies. 
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Impacts of COVID-19 on parents with small children in South Korea: survey findings and policy implications
2022 Ito Peng, Jiweon JunTitle: Impacts of COVID-19 on parents with small children in South Korea: survey findings and policy implicationsLanguage: English Source: International Journal of Care and CaringPublishing Institution: Policy PressPublishing Date: January 2022Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance of care and care work, and exposed pre-existing inequalities. Our survey of the impacts of COVID-19 on parents with small children in South Korea reveals that mothers were much more likely to bear the increased burden of childcare than fathers, which, in turn, had direct and negative impacts on their well-being. We discuss how South Korea’s dualised labour market, gender-biased employment practice, social norms about childcare, and instrumental approach to family and care policies may have contributed to the persistent unequal distribution of unpaid care work within households and gender inequality.Read Report (Click)
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The Toll and Reward of Family Caregiving: Eldercare in South Korea
2021 Catherine Hensley, Jiweon Jun, Elizabeth M.King Title: The Toll and Reward of Family Caregiving: Eldercare in South Korea (CWE-GAM Working Paper Series: 21-08) Language: EnglishPublishing Institution: American University Publishing Date: August 2021
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Field Research on Refugees and Universities in South Korea: The Necessity of University-led Social Integration Program
Citation: Jooman Choi, Howon Kim, Sejung Kim, Dayoung Lee, and Dohyun Park. 2021. Field Research on Refugees and Universities in South Korea: The Necessity of University-led Social Integration Program. The Center for Transnational Migration and Social Inclusion: 21-12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.23059/refugee https://doi.org/10.23059/refugee
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Webinar Presentation at the World Population Assembly (IUSSP)
2020 Hyuna Moon   Citation: Hyuna Moon, ““Formation of Relationships Between Parents and Children in Korea: Legal Status and Social Meanings through Changes in Family Law from 1958-2005”. 2020 World Population Assembly webinar series Language: Korean Institution: 2020 World Population Assembly. Webinar series Publishing Date: 2020. 12. 09
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Demographic Challenges and Prospects for a Sustainable Society in the 21st Century: Presentation of the Post 2020 Korean Population Society Conference
2020 Jiweon Jun. Citation: “The effect of social distancing on work-family balance for married women: Focusing on the results of the survey. Post 2020 Korean Population Association symposium Language: Korean Institution: Presentation of the Post 2020 Korean Population Society Conference [Demographic Challenges and Prospects for a Sustainable Society in the 21st Century] Publishing Date: 2020. 12. 04
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Presentation at the Korean Association of Women’s Studies Fall Conference on “Population Change and the Future of Gender”
2020 Hyuna Moon Citation: Hyuna Moon, “Population Change and the Future of Gender”, Presentation at the Korean Association of Women’s Studies Fall Conference Language: Korean Institution: 2020 Korean Association of Women’s Studies Fall Conference Session for "Aging, Family Changes, Reorganization of Care" Publishing Date: 2020. 11. 14
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Korea's demographic cliff and seeking new directions for inclusive migration policies
2021 Hyuna Moon Citation: Hyuna Moon, Prospects for the introduction of migrant child care workers and the possibility of a qualification system, The Population Association of Korea - 2021 Conference Planning Session Language: Korean Institution: The Population Association of Korea - 2021 Conference Planning Session Publishing Date: 2021. 11. 27
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How Do They Do It?: Utilizing the Formal Elderly Care Services from the Perspective of Family Caregiver
2021 Seung-Eun Cha Citation: Seung-Eun Cha. 2021. "How Do They Do It? : Utilizing the Formal Elderly Care Services from the Perspective of Family Caregiver" Korea Journal of Population Studies 44(3): 23:-42 DOI: 10.31693/KJPS.2021.09.44.3.23 Language: Korean Publishing Institution: Korea Journal of Population Studies Publication Date: 2021. 09 Keywords: Formal Care, Informal Family Care, Long-term Care Service, Paid Care Service Hours The purpose of this study is to understand how and when families decide to utilize formal care services. This study used data of 499 family caregivers employed from 2018 Korean Elderly and Child Care Family Survey. Based on the logistic regression model results, the study found out that the elderly’s bad health status, the longer duration of caregiving, and the shorter hours of the preferred time of the main caregiver were significantly associated with the rate of using formal care service and the amount of hours used for paid service. Logistic regression analysis revealed that elderly recipients’ LTCI grade, duration of care, preferred amount of care time, other family memeber’s financial and intstrumental support was associated with formal care service utility. Tobit analysis revealed that caregiver’s sex, age, and the amount of actual care hours are significant factors associated with the formal care service utility. If the caregiver was female, relatively young, and spent longer care hours, care service hours were short. However, the hours of use of care services were long if there was financial help from other family members. Results may provide meaningful information in understanding the process and context of coordinating formal care with informal family care.
Journal Articles ㆍ
COVID-19 and Korea's Childcare Survey
This survey contains data related to COVID-19 and Korea's childcare survey. Due to social distancing during the heist of COVID-19, the burden of care for each family has increased significantly. In particular, due to the closure of care institutions such as kindergartens and schools, parents with young children suffered a lot. The Center for Transnational Migration and Social Inclusion and Gallup Korea surveyed 1200 married men and women with children 0-12 years old to find about the impact of COVID-19 on care at home. In March 2021, we conducted a second survey that expanded the number of samples to 2016 parents nationwide and added questions about their experiences over the past year. Through this survey, we collected a wide range of information on whether to work from home, experience in caring for children during telecommuting, and who mainly cared for their children and were in charge of housework during social distancing due to COVID-19. Based on the results of these surveys, we are conducting research to see how gender inequality in care, which existed in Korean society, intensifies in emergency situations such as COVID-19, how government policies such as family care leave and emergency care were accepted and what are the problems. The Center for Transnational Migration and Social Inclusion plans to provide practical solutions based on such empirical data to continue to seek alternatives to what measures should be taken if situations such as COVID-19 continue in the future.
Reports ㆍ
How do Older Adults Spend Their Time? Gender Gaps and Educational Gradients in Time Use in East Asian and Western Countries
2021 Man-Yee Kan, Muzhi Zhou, Daniela Veronica Negraia, Kamila Kolpashnikova, Ekaterina Hertog, Shohel Yoda & Jiweon JunTitle: How do Older Adults Spend Their Time? Gender Gaps and Educational Gradients in Time Use in East Asian and Western Countries (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12062-021-09345-3)Language: EnglishPublishing Date: July 2021(Accepted)Abstract: This study is the first to document how older adults in East Asian and Western societies spend their time, across four key dimensions of daily life, by respondent's gender and education level. To do this, we undertook a pioneering effort and harmonized cross-sectional time-use data from East Asian countries (China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan) with data from Multinational Time Use Study (Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, United States; to which we refer as Western countries), collected between 2000 and 2015.  Findings from bivariate and multivariate models suggest that the daily time budgets of East Asian older adults are different from their counterparts in most Western countries. Specifically, gender gaps in domestic work, leisure, and sleep time were larger in East Asian contexts, than in Western countries. Gender gaps in paid work were larger in China compared to all other regions. Higher levels were associated with less paid work, more leisure, and less sleep time in East Asian countries, while in Western countries they were associated with more paid work, less domestic work, and less sleep. Interestingly, Italy and Spain, two Southern European welfare regimes, shared more similarities with East Asian countries than with other Western countries. We Interpret and discuss the implications of these findings for population aging research and welfare policies. 
Journal Articles ㆍ
Impacts of COVID-19 on parents with small children in South Korea: survey findings and policy implications
2022 Ito Peng, Jiweon JunTitle: Impacts of COVID-19 on parents with small children in South Korea: survey findings and policy implicationsLanguage: English Source: International Journal of Care and CaringPublishing Institution: Policy PressPublishing Date: January 2022Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance of care and care work, and exposed pre-existing inequalities. Our survey of the impacts of COVID-19 on parents with small children in South Korea reveals that mothers were much more likely to bear the increased burden of childcare than fathers, which, in turn, had direct and negative impacts on their well-being. We discuss how South Korea’s dualised labour market, gender-biased employment practice, social norms about childcare, and instrumental approach to family and care policies may have contributed to the persistent unequal distribution of unpaid care work within households and gender inequality.Read Report (Click)
Journal Articles ㆍ
The Toll and Reward of Family Caregiving: Eldercare in South Korea
2021 Catherine Hensley, Jiweon Jun, Elizabeth M.King Title: The Toll and Reward of Family Caregiving: Eldercare in South Korea (CWE-GAM Working Paper Series: 21-08) Language: EnglishPublishing Institution: American University Publishing Date: August 2021
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Field Research on Refugees and Universities in South Korea: The Necessity of University-led Social Integration Program
Citation: Jooman Choi, Howon Kim, Sejung Kim, Dayoung Lee, and Dohyun Park. 2021. Field Research on Refugees and Universities in South Korea: The Necessity of University-led Social Integration Program. The Center for Transnational Migration and Social Inclusion: 21-12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.23059/refugee https://doi.org/10.23059/refugee
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Webinar Presentation at the World Population Assembly (IUSSP)
2020 Hyuna Moon   Citation: Hyuna Moon, ““Formation of Relationships Between Parents and Children in Korea: Legal Status and Social Meanings through Changes in Family Law from 1958-2005”. 2020 World Population Assembly webinar series Language: Korean Institution: 2020 World Population Assembly. Webinar series Publishing Date: 2020. 12. 09
Presentations ㆍ
Demographic Challenges and Prospects for a Sustainable Society in the 21st Century: Presentation of the Post 2020 Korean Population Society Conference
2020 Jiweon Jun. Citation: “The effect of social distancing on work-family balance for married women: Focusing on the results of the survey. Post 2020 Korean Population Association symposium Language: Korean Institution: Presentation of the Post 2020 Korean Population Society Conference [Demographic Challenges and Prospects for a Sustainable Society in the 21st Century] Publishing Date: 2020. 12. 04
Presentations ㆍ
Presentation at the Korean Association of Women’s Studies Fall Conference on “Population Change and the Future of Gender”
2020 Hyuna Moon Citation: Hyuna Moon, “Population Change and the Future of Gender”, Presentation at the Korean Association of Women’s Studies Fall Conference Language: Korean Institution: 2020 Korean Association of Women’s Studies Fall Conference Session for "Aging, Family Changes, Reorganization of Care" Publishing Date: 2020. 11. 14
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Korea's demographic cliff and seeking new directions for inclusive migration policies
2021 Hyuna Moon Citation: Hyuna Moon, Prospects for the introduction of migrant child care workers and the possibility of a qualification system, The Population Association of Korea - 2021 Conference Planning Session Language: Korean Institution: The Population Association of Korea - 2021 Conference Planning Session Publishing Date: 2021. 11. 27
Presentations ㆍ
How Do They Do It?: Utilizing the Formal Elderly Care Services from the Perspective of Family Caregiver
2021 Seung-Eun Cha Citation: Seung-Eun Cha. 2021. "How Do They Do It? : Utilizing the Formal Elderly Care Services from the Perspective of Family Caregiver" Korea Journal of Population Studies 44(3): 23:-42 DOI: 10.31693/KJPS.2021.09.44.3.23 Language: Korean Publishing Institution: Korea Journal of Population Studies Publication Date: 2021. 09 Keywords: Formal Care, Informal Family Care, Long-term Care Service, Paid Care Service Hours The purpose of this study is to understand how and when families decide to utilize formal care services. This study used data of 499 family caregivers employed from 2018 Korean Elderly and Child Care Family Survey. Based on the logistic regression model results, the study found out that the elderly’s bad health status, the longer duration of caregiving, and the shorter hours of the preferred time of the main caregiver were significantly associated with the rate of using formal care service and the amount of hours used for paid service. Logistic regression analysis revealed that elderly recipients’ LTCI grade, duration of care, preferred amount of care time, other family memeber’s financial and intstrumental support was associated with formal care service utility. Tobit analysis revealed that caregiver’s sex, age, and the amount of actual care hours are significant factors associated with the formal care service utility. If the caregiver was female, relatively young, and spent longer care hours, care service hours were short. However, the hours of use of care services were long if there was financial help from other family members. Results may provide meaningful information in understanding the process and context of coordinating formal care with informal family care.
Journal Articles ㆍ