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Personal profile
Name in Chinese
黎苑姍
Biography
Prof. Ruby Lai obtained her Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She joined Lingnan University in August 2019. Her research interests revolve around gender, family, reproductive politics, and ethnicity. She teaches Hong Kong Society and Asia Pacific Comparative Development and Policy Symposium.
Research interests
Gender and Family, Reproductive Politics, Ethnic Minorities, Hong Kong Society
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Street Harassment and Gendered Spatial Injustice: An Explorative Study of Public Ejaculation and Emission
LAI, Y. S. R. (PI)
30/06/24 → 15/08/25
Project: Grant Research
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Gendering Informal Housing: Intersectional Inequalities and the Resilience of Families Living in Subdivided Units in Hong Kong
LAI, Y. S. R. (PI)
Research Grants Council (HKSAR)
1/01/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Grant Research
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Consultancy Study of Women’s Helpline Services Statistics
KÜHNER, S. (PI) & LAI, Y. S. R. (CoI)
Hong Kong Federation of Women's Centres Limited
18/03/24 → 31/05/24
Project: Professional Projects (including Consultancy)
Research output
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Consultancy Study of Women’s Helpline Service Statistics
KÜHNER, S., LAI, Y. S. R. & CHEUNG, S. Y. C., 7 Jun 2024, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Federation of Women’s Centres.Research output: Scholarly Books | Reports | Literary Works › Consulting or Contract Research Report › Consultation
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Political polarization and intimate distance: Negotiating family conflicts during a high-risk protest movement
LAI, R. Y., 22 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Current Sociology.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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The effect of dwelling size on the mental health and quality of life of female caregivers living in informal tiny homes in Hong Kong
CHAN, C. Y., LAI, R. Y. S., HOI, B., LI, M. Y. Y., CHAN, J. H. Y., SIN, H. H. F., CHUNG, E. S. K., CHEUNG, R. T. Y. & WONG, E. L. Y., 27 Sept 2024, In: BMC Public Health. 24, 1Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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2019 Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards (Social Science)
LAI, Y. S. R. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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Hong Kong Sociological Association: 2019 Best PhD Thesis Award
LAI, Y. S. R. (Recipient), 30 Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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LU Research & Knowledge Transfer Fund Award 2022 (RGC Grant)
LAI, Y. S. R. (Recipient), Sept 2022
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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Book launch event : Reproductive politics in East Asia : rethinking reproductive agency amid demographic crises
LAI, Y. S. R. (Speaker), CHOI, S. (Speaker), JHANG, J.-C. (Speaker), SHOAN, Y. C. (Speaker) & CHENG, S. (Speaker)
10 Mar 2023Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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訓醒未呀? : 睡眠社會學
陳效能 (Speaker) & 黎苑姍 (Speaker)
24 Oct 2020Activity: Talks or Presentations › Public Lecture
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#Metoo in East Asia 東亞的#MeToo運動 - #MeToo in China & Hong Kong
LAI, Y. S. R. (Speaker)
28 Oct 2019Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
Press/Media
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街道不浪漫──從潑射性暴力反思性別與空間不平等 An article by Prof Ruby Lai Yuen-shan to discuss gender issues
29/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Commentaries
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