
Overview
Background
Suri Li is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland and the Centre of Excellence for Children & Families over the Life Course. Her current work centres on gender inequality and family dynamic across life course and explores the interplay of gender relations in the public and private spheres.
Prior to her current position, she holds a BSc and MSc in Finance, as well as an MA in Public Policy from the University of Edinburgh, the UK and a PhD in Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Her DPhil Thesis focus on the relationship between household resources and child wellbeing in Ireland, Australia and the UK using longitudinal data from birth cohort studies.
Availability
- Dr Suri Li is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Policy, University of Edinburgh
Research interests
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Family dynamic in life course perspective
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Gender inequalities in cross-national perspective
Cross-country comparison: Australia, UK, Ireland, Germany, French
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Social stratification
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Methodological issues in inequality measurement.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Insecure maternal employment and children's behaviour difficulties: Evidence from the longitudinal study of Australian children
Li, Mengxuan and Chzhen, Yekaterina (2024). Insecure maternal employment and children's behaviour difficulties: Evidence from the longitudinal study of Australian children. Social Science & Medicine, 354 117077, 117077. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117077
2023
Journal Article
Parental investment or parenting stress? Examining the links between poverty and child development in Ireland
Li, Mengxuan and Chzhen, Yekaterina (2023). Parental investment or parenting stress? Examining the links between poverty and child development in Ireland. European Societies, 26 (4), 911-951. doi: 10.1080/14616696.2023.2275592
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