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Leah Vosko
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York UniversityAcademy or College
Academy of Social SciencesYear Elected
2015Areas of Interest
Political Science, labour markets, precarious employment, gender and work, labour policy, employment standards, political economy, feminist political economy, migration, temporary work
VOSKO, Leah Faith, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in the Political Economy of Gender & Work, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University
Leah F. Vosko is an internationally recognized social scientist who writes on the political economy of work, gender, citizenship, migration and labour markets. An interdisciplinary scholar, Vosko has shaped innovative approaches to conceptualizing and measuring precarious employment, to studying labour standards, and to understanding the condition of temporariness. Her research and her tools for knowledge creation and knowledge sharing have had a profound impact on matters of equity and social justice.
VOSKO, Leah Faith, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in the Political Economy of Gender & Work, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University
Leah F. Vosko est un chercheur en sciences sociales internationalement reconnue qui écrit sur l'économie politique du travail, le sexe, la citoyenneté, la migration et les marchés du travail. Chercheur interdisciplinaire, Vosko a conçu des approches novatrices pour la conceptualisation de l'emploi précaire, à l'étude des normes du travail et l’intelligence de l’état d’instabilité. Ses recherches ont eu un impact profond sur les questions d'équité et de justice sociale.