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CTMS Newsletter – February 2024 At a Glance... CTMS News : From Research to Advocacy  CTMS Brief Series | Changes that Migrant Women Activists are Making 2023 CTMS Creating an Inclusive Society Seminar Series | Supporting the Inclusion of Afghan Special Contributors' Children in Public Education: Experience of Ulsan Jonathan Gershuny, (Professor of Economic Sociology) & Oriel Sullivan (Emerita Professor of Sociology of Gender) from UCL Social Research Institute  Beyond CTMS: Engaging Perspectives and Voices  CTMS Research Team presents at the 45th International Association for Time Use Research Conference (IATUR) CTMS Senior Research Fellow, Hyuna Moon presents at the annual academic conference of the Women's Studies Center, Pusan National University  CTMS Blog Highlights  Welcoming the Year of Blue Dragon As we reach the lunar new year in Korea on 10 February, the Center for Transnational Migration and Social Inclusion (CTMS) would like to extend our warmest wishes to all of you in the upcoming year of 2024. This new year is also the Year of Blue Dragon. The Blue Dragon, a mythical creature known to fly and control water in East Asian culture, symbolizes good luck, hope, and success. In the spirit of Blue Dragon, CTMS is committed to continuing our efforts, not only limited to our research on migration, care, and gender equality but also actively engaging with other key stakeholders related to our mission, to build a more inclusive and sustainable society.  Sincerely,  Center for Transnational Migration and Social Inclusion (CTMS) CTMS NEWS: From Research to Advoacy CTMS Brief Series Changes that Migrant Women Activists are Making In December 2023 the CTMS Brief, “Changes that Migrant Women Activists are Making” was published. The brief is based on a survey conducted in 2022 on twelve migrant women activists in Korea, partnering with the Women Migrants Human Rights Center of Korea.  The brief introduces why these migrant women became activists, the limits and challenges they faced, and what drove them to continue their activism despite such hardships.  When dealing with migrant women activists, people often question their origin or nationality. However, the survey attempted to get to know their experiences as activists and stories beyond their origin or nationality. The brief also emphasizes the importance of changes that these migrant women activists are fighting for, from the micro-level problems of discrimination in everyday life, and also the macro-level problems in our legal and political system.  To hear more stories from these activists, you can find the brief in Korean at the following link:   ▷ CTMS Brief Link 2023 CTMS Creating an Inclusive Society Seminar Series  Supporting the Inclusion of Afghan Special Contributors’ Children in Public Education: Experience of Ulsan August 2023 marked the 2nd anniversary of the arrival of Afghan Special Contributors in Korea. To commemorate such a milestone, CTMS hosted a seminar as part of Creating an Inclusive Society Seminar Series on 6 December 2023, themed “Supporting the Inclusion of Afghan Special Contributors’ Children in Public Education.”  Speaker Jin-Gyu Seo (Collaborative Education Officer of Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education) was invited to share his valuable first-hand experience and insight into the assimilation of Afghan Special Contributors in Ulsan, especially in regard to children. He oversaw the transfer of Afghan children into public education upon their settlement in 2022. In the seminar, he detailed the process of integration of Afghan children into Korean public education, and the efforts the Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education made, such as the establishment of the task force team dedicated to the issue and briefing sessions to both the Afghan and local people. He also explained the importance of educating the local population to understand and accept the differences in cultures.  Through the seminar, we were able to discuss the importance of cooperating with the local communities in the case of settling a new, different population in a city. Additionally, we saw the importance of the participation of a willing local government in a successful project like this. For future improvements, the need for a more permanent department that could handle such changes, and the need for more administrative and financial support, perhaps at a national level, were highlighted. 2023 CTMS Special Guest Lecture Week Jonathan Gershuny, (Professor of Economic Sociology) & Oriel Sullivan (Emerita Professor of Sociology of Gender) from UCL Social Research Institute  From 22 November to 25 November 2023, CTMS hosted two leading scholars in the field of Time Use Research, Professor Jonathan Gershuny and Emerita Professor Oriel Sullivan, to discuss care work and its relationship with economic development and gender inequality. Professor Jonathan Gershuny (Professor of Economic Sociology, UCL Social Research Institute | Director, ESRC Centre for Time Use Research) was appointed CBE in 2017 by the Queen and has practiced Time Use Research in researching time use in the developed world since the 1960s. Professor Oriel Sullivan (Emerita Professor of Sociology of Gender, UCL Social Research Institute| Co-Director, Centre for Time Use Research) is a renowned sociologist, known for her study on the comparative analysis of changing gender relations and inequalities.     On 22 November 2023, as part of the SNU GSIS BK21 programme’s Special Lecture Series, Professor Gershuny presented a lecture, “National accounts from money and time budgets.” Professor Gershuny introduced his study of analyzing both paid and unpaid work into the overall outcome of economic activity, and their relationship to health, happiness, and environmental change in a nation. On 23 November 2023, as part of SNU GSIS Toyota Program’s Issues & Perspectives Seminar, Professor Oriel Sullivan spoke on the topic of “The Gender Division of Household Labour and Care: A Time Use Perspective.” Professor Sullivan has studied the time use of different gender in household labour, especially related to care work. She studied not only the UK, but also countries in Asia and South America.  Lastly, on 24 November 2023, Professor Gershuny, and Professor Sullivan both presented their lectures in the CTMS Creating an Inclusive Society Seminar. Professor Gershuny presented a lecture on “National Accounting for an Inclusive Society,” and Professor Sullivan presented a lecture on “Father’s Time in Household Work and Care: Dimensions of Change?” Over the course of the lectures, the two scholars introduced how Time Use Research could contribute to analyzing the issue of care work and gender inequality. Participants also discussed applying such methodology to Korea and possible future policy considerations to overcome the existing challenges in Korea.  BEYOND CTMS: Engaging Perspectives and Voices CTMS Research Team presents at the 45th International Association for Time Use Research Conference (IATUR) On 28-30 November 2023, the CTMS Research Team participated in the 45th International Association for Time Use Research Conference (IATUR) held in Tokyo, Japan, and shared CTMS’ latest research findings. CTMS Director Ki-Soo Eun gave a keynote speech called “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: New Challenges in Korea.” In this presentation, he introduced the "good" and "bad" aspects of Korea. For instance, for “the Good,” he emphasized issues such as social development and expansion of educational access, and for “the Bad,” he highlighted the overheated education and competition for individual success. Lastly, he connected the tendency of negative attitude of younger generation in Korea towards marriage and childbirth (“the Ugly”) and time use research, and how we could study and come up with solutions to the current situation in Korea through applying such methodology. CTMS Senior Research Fellow Hyuna Moon presented “Work-life Balance and Caring Masculinities: Insights from Male Caregivers in Korean Society”, introducing how the male participation in care work in Korea changed over time, and how we should approach this issue. CTMS Senior Research Fellow Jiweon Jun then presented “A Comparative Analysis of Care Time Allocation in Korea and Canada” with Professor Ito Peng comparing the care work in both Korea and Canada, and especially highlighted the issue of unpaid caregiving and the toll that it takes on the unpaid worker. Dr. Jun also presented “Unveiling the Hidden: Enhancing Measurement of Care Activities through Caregiver-Focused Time Use Diaries” with CTMS researchers Minseok Kang and Bora Yeon. They introduced caregiver-focused time use diary to keep track of the workers and the type of work that the caregiving workers face.  CTMS Senior Research Fellow, Hyuna Moon presents at the annual academic conference of the Women’s Studies Center, Pusan National University On 16 December 2023, CTMS Senior Research Fellow, Hyuna Moon, participated as a speaker in the regular conference by the Women’s Studies Center at the Pusan National University. The conference highlighted the multilateral problems that women face, serving as a place to share both theoretical and practical solutions to address such issues, especially through the lens of feminism. Dr. Moon gave a presentation titled “Transnational Families’ ‘Doing Family’ in the Context of Korea’s Population and Family Crises” This research was done in cooperation with the CTMS Director, Ki-Soo Eun, and the Director of Women Migrants Human Rights Center of Korea, Young Sook Heo. CTMS Blog Highlights CTMS members and our advisory boards have continuously contributed to the CTMS blog. Here are some of the highlights: In November 2023, CTMS Director Ki-Soo Eun published a blog article titled “Ministry of Population Security as the control tower for responding to South Korea’s population crisis.” In the blog post, he highlights the challenges that Korea is facing, such as the ultra-low birth rates and super-aging population. To address such challenges, he argues for a strong, centralized control tower, the creation of the Ministry of Population Security, which would incorporate the existing Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and centralize the relevant departments needed to address the issue of population security in Korea.   To learn more about his suggestion on Ministry of Population Security, you could read up on the blog post in Korean in the following link: ▷ CTMS Blog Link In September 2023, CTMS Advisory Board member and Emerita Professor of Economics in American University, Professor Maria S. Floro contributed a blog article titled “Care of People and the Environment: An Urgent Call to Action.”  Professor Floro discusses the dual crises that are facing us: the crisis of care of people and the crisis of care of the ecosystem. Impacts of climate change are felt worldwide, some more severe than others. Along with such challenges emerges the crisis of care and social reproduction, as especially women face the need to take on triple responsibilities: income earners, household managers, and caregivers. Women often have to juggle paid work and unpaid family care responsibilities. Professor Floro asserts that the current situations require a comprehensive, gendered approach to address both the care work and climate change impacts.  To read more about Professor Floro’s insight into the dual crises, read the post in the following link: ▷ CTMS Blog Link In July 2023, CTMS Advisory Board Member and Adviser for Care Economy and Partnership Engagement of UNI Global Union, Marina Durano contributed a blog article titled “Can Algorithms Increase Time for Care and Compassion?” Artificial Intelligence has been incorporated into various aspects of our lives, including healthcare. Furthermore, studies expect AI to aid the automation of domestic and care tasks, and such impact of AI on unpaid care workers at home will have implications on their time use. Marina Durano ends the article by emphasizing the importance of choice of how to use the freed up time gained from automation. To read more in detail of new technology and time use for care workers, read the post in the following link: ▷ CTMS Blog Link UPCOMING IN 2024 Building upon our work in 2023, CTMS will continue our dedicated efforts in the upcoming year of 2024. CTMS will engage in a research project on Building a Cohort Study for Healthy Aging and Establishing a Community-Based Care Network partnering with Mapo Medical Welfare Cooperative, Mapo Hope Sharing, Ulleim Dure Care Cooperative, and Yonsei University Wonju Medical School Lifelong Health Management Center. This project aims to create community-based mutual care networks.   CTMS will also continue hosting our Seminars on Creating an Inclusive Society, working with academics, civil society  activists & field experts to gain perspectives and insights to achieve sustainable, inclusive development, in the field of care work, low birth rate in Korea, gender inequality, education, migrant workers, and refugees. We invite you to stay updated through the CTMS website  for more detailed information.  Last but not least, CTMS will also host the “International Care Conference” by the end of year 2024, along with the ‘Care Economies in Context: Towards a Sustainable Social and Economic Development’ international research team. To keep posted on our latest news, follow us on our X(Twitter) , Instagram , and LinkedIn .   We look forward to seeing you in our events in 2024!    Copyright © 2021 Center for Transnational Migration and Social Inclusion, All rights reserved. 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