【國立臺灣大學社會工作學系X1131學術演講】

Improving the Economic Well-Being of Single-Parent Families: Insights from Cross-National Research

資訊更新：
各位夥伴好，由於颱風增強，本演講改為「實體與線上同步」進行；若11/01（五）臺北市宣布停班停課，則演講將改為全線上進行，感謝配合！

• 時間：2024年11月01日（星期五）13:00-14:00
• 地點：臺大社會社工系館401教室 • 講者：Laurie C. Maldonado (Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Columbia University)
• 主持：臺大社工系 汪書華 副教授

※ 注意：本演講以英文進行。

• 關於講者
Laurie C. Maldonado is a social worker, educator, and international scholar focused on single-parent families and social policy. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University School of Social Work (CSSW) and holds an MSW and PhD in social welfare from UCLA. Maldonado studies gender inequality, poverty, and how social policy interacts with families. Her research aims to inform policies and practices to improve the lives of single parents and their families in the US and across countries. Most of her work to date, is cross-sectional, comparative, and uses quantitative data. 
Her work has appeared in journals and has been cited in UN Women reports, the European Union, and as part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Maldonado is currently expanding her research to explore shared parenting after separation and blended families. Prior to her academic career, she worked as a social worker serving women and children in community organizations.

• 關於演講
The seminar will explore socioeconomic challenges faced by single-parent families across different countries, with a focus on redistribution, labor market strategies, and family policies. Through comparative cross-national analyses, the study highlights the persistent poverty rates among single-parent households, exacerbated by inadequate employment protections, gender wage gaps, and limited social safety nets. The findings demonstrate that robust family policies, such as paid parental leave, child allowances, and employment protections, significantly reduce poverty levels for single parents. Future research directions aim to investigate shared parenting dynamics and the potential for policy reforms that support separated parents and their families.

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主辦單位：國立臺灣大學社會工作學系

本講座由教育部玉山青年計畫（NTU-112V1018-2）贊助