Ohjae GOWEN
Ohjae Gowen is an Assistant Professor of Sociology (ABD) at Singapore Management University. His research agenda addresses the broad question of how the responsibility of childrearing is unevenly distributed across different stakeholders in society—such as families, the state, and the market. In particular, he investigates why the labor of childrearing is unequally shared between mothers and fathers and the wider implications of these gendered family roles on social inequality and demographic behaviors. To answer these substantive questions, he analyzes large-scale longitudinal data employing advanced quantitative methods. The regional focus of his research includes South Korea and the United States, as well as other Asian countries. His recent work has appeared in Social Forces, Sociological Science, and European Sociological Review.
Qualifications
- PhD in Sociology, Harvard University, 2024
- MA in Sociology, Seoul National University (2017) and Harvard University (2021)
- B.A. in Sociology, Seoul National University, 2015
Research Interests
- Work and Family
- Low Fertility
- Social Stratification
- Gender Inequality
- Quantitative Methods