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The lived experience of disabled people during the COVID-19 pandemic Details From July to September 2020, the Cabinet Office Disability Unit commissioned the Policy Lab to conduct ethnographically-led research into the experiences of disabled people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim was to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of disabled people, to identify problems that could be resolved through policy changes and to make the changes necessary that would lead to positive outcomes. This research will not only feed into short-term responses to COVID-19, it will also be considered...

Post Families walk through a public park on International Children’s Day in Beijing, on June 1. Photo: AP READ FULL ARTICLE + FOLLOW Xiao Tan (@monicaxtan) is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies and the School of Social and Political Sciences, both at the University of Melbourne. Her research interests include health policy, state-society relations, and gender and health, with a primary focus on China. + FOLLOW Leah Ruppanner (@leahruppanner) is an associate professor of sociology and co-director of The Policy Lab at the University of...

Help from young grandparents in childcare and housework has cushioned the impact of gender inequalities for many working women. But as they age, the burden of care is likely to return for women. Help from young grandparents in childcare and housework has cushioned the impact of gender inequalities for many working women. But as they age, the burden of care is likely to return for women. 5 hours ago

AP Photo/Jeff Chiu The California Policy Lab at UCLA and UC Berkeley has published a study which found about half of the people released from jail before trial in San Francisco never show up for their court dates. Also, slightly more than half commit another crime while released: Roughly half of people charged with crimes and released from jail before their trials in San Francisco in recent years failed to show up for court, and a similar share were accused of committing a new crime while free, a new study found. More than 1 in 6 defendants allegedly committed a new violent offense, according...

By City News Service Photo: Getty Images LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Despite California losing a congressional seat for the first time in history due to slow population growth and some high-profile technology companies and billionaires leaving the state, there is no evidence of an abnormal increase in residents planning to move out of the state, according to a University of California survey released today. The research, which included UCLA, is part of a larger, multi-institution research consortium led by UC to assess whether there is in fact a “California exodus,'' and to help inform state polic...