Prof. Yue Qian receives major funding for Coronavirus research.
Yue Qian could only look on, feeling helpless, as COVID-19 ravaged her home city of Wuhan—the epicentre of an outbreak that has killed more than 3,000 people and infected more than 90,000 globally. “When the quarantine was first issued, I was so worried,” says Qian, an assistant professor in the UBC department of sociology. “I […]
Prof. Yue Qian writes why Asian men are more likely to be Excluded from Online Dating
This Valentine’s Day, many single people will be looking for their date online. In fact, this is now one of the most popular ways heterosexual couples meet. Online dating provides users with access to thousands, sometimes millions, of potential partners they are otherwise unlikely to encounter. It is fascinating to see how online dating — with its expanded dating […]
Prof. Yue Qian receives 2019 Alexis Walker Award
Professor Qian’s article, “Gender Asymmetry in Educational and Income Assortative Marriage” in the Journal of Marriage and Family is selected as the 2019 Alexis Walker Award recipient.
Prof. Yue Qian featured in Quartz on her research about traditional gender roles in top earners.
70% of top male earners in the US have a spouse who stays home; Professor Qian’s research finds marriage gives top-earning men an advantage.
Prof. Yue Qian featured in the Washington Post on women in the one percent and labour inequalities
Prof. Yue Qian’s, “Women in the One Percent: Gender Dynamics in Top Income Positions” featured in the article.
Prof. Yue Qian wrote an op-ed in The Conversation about dating in South Korea
Despite efforts to spark dating, young people in South Korea are staying single.
Prof. Yue Qian featured in the CBC News
talking about how women in male-dominated occupations face negative stereotypes and higher performance standards than their male co-workers.
Prof. Yue Qian wrote an op-ed in The Conversation
talking about her recent study on gender equality in the labour force, which found that women are much happier when they work with other women.