CIRCLE - Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities

Sue Yeandle gives trio of talks in Canada

08 April 2011

Professor Sue Yeandle attended the Strategic Planning Meeting of the Global Social Inititative on Ageing (GSIA) in Edmonton on 29-31 March 2011 (see photo) with thirteen world-renowned social scientists. She leads CIRCLE's participation in this network.

She was invited to give a public lecture at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, on 4 April 2011, where she spoke about "Making care-giving count: the UK experience of raising the profile of family caregivers".

She gave a speech to the Edmonton Employer Forum, University of Alberta, on 5 April 2011, "Care-giving  and employment in the UK: policy frameworks and the business case".

Professor Yeandle addressed the Employer Forum, organised in collaboration with Work-Life Harmony Enterprises Canada, in Toronto on 7 April 2011, on the subject of "Care-giving and Employment in the UK: policy frameworks and the business case".

Professor Yeandle also gave a guest presentation to the Ontario Ministries of Community and Social Services and Health and Long-Term Care in Toronto on 8 April 2011 "Care-giving and Employment: implications for  caregivers, employers and workplace practices". 

Presentations

• Care-giving and Employment in the UK: policy frameworks and the business case [PDF: 976KB]. Presentation to Employer Forum, Edmonton, Canada, 5 April 2011.
• Care-giving and Employment: implications for care-givers, employers, and workplace practices [PDF: 1.5MB]. Presentation to Ministries of Community and Social Services, and Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, Canada, 8 April 2011.

Further information

• Global Social Initiative on Ageing (GSIA)
• Research on Aging, Policies, and Practice, Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta