Man-yee Kan
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Man-yee Kan
@manyeekan.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology, University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk @sociologyoxford.bsky.social
GenTime, ERC project.
Research on gender inequalities, time use, migration & ethnicity.
I'm also pleased to see my current and former PhD students Zerui Tian, @yan-zhang.bsky.social @matthewhluo.bsky.social & students of my former PhD students Yujiao Hou. Academic life brings its own lifecourse transitions - delighted to share that I’ve become a granny! @sociologyoxford.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I enjoyed #BSPS2025 conference! #GenTime group @gczching.bsky.social @matthewhluo.bsky.social @zhuofeilu.bsky.social, organised 2 sessions: #gender #timeuse & attitudes. We can't fully address demographic challenges eg low fertility tackling gender inequalities. @sociologyoxford.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Congratulations 🎉 to @scarlettng.bsky.social for passing the viva for her doctoral thesis with minor corrections @sociologyoxford.bsky.social . Her thesis, jointly supervised by Heather Hamill & me, investigates how queer Chinese migrant women in the UK maintain intimacy and family relationships.
August 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
📢 Call for Papers – Hong Kong Sociological Association Annual Conference 6th December 2025. Abstract submissions are open until 19 September. I’m honoured to be giving a keynote at the conference and look forward to engaging with fellow scholars.
August 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Honored to give a keynote at the Asian Families Workshop at National Taiwan University. Learnt so much from the brilliant work shared. Huge thanks to Lake Lui & Puk Tee for the kind invitation and for organizing such a fantastic conference! #timeuse #genderinequality @sociologyoxford.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Grace Chang presents the first @sociologyoxford.bsky.social seminar of this term. The topic is adolescent #timeuse patterns. @gentime_erc
January 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Congratulations to my student @Aneesa Qadri for passing the viva for her doctoral thesis with corrections. Her thesis is about working arrangements and well being. Thanks examiners @Lindsay Richards & @heejungchung.bsky.social ! @sociologyoxford.bsky.social
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