The 2024 Care Conference was a huge success! Thank you to all who attended in person and virtually. Click here to see event highlights!

Program

Time
Activity
Room
9:00 - 10:00am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Reception Hall
10:00 – 11:15am
Opening Plenary:
Exploring the Care Nexus: Intersections of Care, Gender, and Racial Inequality

Moderator: Jamila Taylor
Panelists: Chrishana Lloyd, Kate Bahn, Mia Ives-Rublee, Tiffany Boiman
11:15 - 11:35am
Break
Reception Hall

Two Parallel Sessions (1)

11:35am - 12:45pm
Workshop I:
Challenges of an Aging Population: Retirement Gaps and Elder Care

Moderator: Monique Morrisey
Panelists: Siavash Radpour, David Knapp, Sung Ah (Sue) Bahk, Joel Eskovitz
 
Workshop II:
The Undervaluation of Care Work in the Human Services Sector

Moderator: Jennifer Turner
Panelists: Nancy Folbre, Ariane Hegewisch, Sarah Christa Butts, Michelle Jackson, Jennie Romich
12:45 - 1:45pm
Networking and Lunch
Reception Hall

Two Parallel Sessions (2)

1:45 - 3:00pm
Workshop III:
Care, Immigration, and Job Quality

Moderator: Maria Caballero
Panelists: Andrea Velasquez, Julia Gelatt, Roy Anthony Thompson, Faith Wiggins, Paolo Abarcar
 
Workshop IV:
The Care Infrastructure: Measuring Gaps and Identifying Funding Sources for Closing Them

Moderator: Mieke Meurs
Panelists: Saniya Jilani, Jon Whiten, Michael Darner, Sarah Nolan
3:00 - 3:20pm
Break
Reception Hall
3:20 - 4:35pm
Closing Plenary:
Crafting Solutions: Unblocking Progress toward Gender and Racial Economic Equity

Moderator: Julie Kashen
Panelists: Haeyoung Yoon, Latifa Lyles, Darrick Hamilton, Charity Wilson, Amy Matsui
4:35 - 5:00pm
Break
Reception Hall
5:00 - 7:00pm
In-Person Reception
Reception Hall