Boo Harn Shian
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Ph.D. (University of New South Wales, Australia), MSc (University of Bristol, UK), B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) (USM)

Harn Shian is a family sociologist who specialises in the gendered division of household labour in Malay and Chinese households in Malaysia. Her research interests revolve around motherhood, fatherhood, gender, work-family balance and the division of domestic labour. Harn Shian completed an undergraduate degree in antropology and sociology at the University Science Malaysia, followed by a MSc in sociology awarded by the University of Bristol, United Kingdom and Ph.D. by the University of New South Wales, Australia. At the University Science Malaysia, Harn Shian works as a lecturer who teaches in two undergraduate courses: sociology of family and work and life. Harn Shian welcomes postgraduate candidates with an interest in motherhood, fatherhood, gender, work-family balance and the division of domestic labour.

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Book chapters:

Boo, Harn Shian (2014). ‘Women and Childcare in Malaysia: Exploring the Factors of Engaging in Care’, in Civilization, Hopes and Discontent: Insights from the Social Sciences and Humanities, edited by Badrul Redzuan Abu Hassan, Wan Amizah Wan Mahmud, Nasrudin Subhi and Zubir Idris, UKM Bangi, Malaysia.

Journal articles:

Boo, Harn Shian (2015). ‘Unpaid Domestic Work in Malaysia: Exploring Women’s Engagement in Housework’, Journal of Human and Social Sciences Research, 6(2): 50-58.

Conference papers:

Boo, Harn Shian (2014). ‘Women and Childcare in Malaysia: Exploring the Factors of Engaging in Care’, Fifth International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (ICOSH 2014), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Campus, Malaysia. 10-13 November 2014.

Boo, Harn Shian (2014). ‘Unpaid Domestic Work in Malaysia: Exploring Women’s Engagement in Housework’, Second Asia-Pacific Social Science Conference (APSSC 2014), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 7-9 November 2014.

Boo, Harn Shian (2013). ‘Explaining Ethnic Variation in the Division of Household Labour in Malaysian Families’, Fourth Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities (ACAH 2013), Osaka, Japan. 4-7 April 2013.

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