Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: As the most serious crime, homicide constantly captures the attention of local
residents and policy makers. The purpose of this study is to address the
following two important questions. First, what were the nature and patterns of
homicide cases in Chicago over years? Second, are changes in key neighborhood
characteristics associated with homicides and with what types of homicide? The
murder incidents in 77 community areas in Chicago between 1965 and 1995 are
chosen in this study. During this period, significant socio-economic changes
took place in 77 communities or neighborhoods in Chicago. Hierarchical Linear
Models are employed to examine the effect of neighborhood dynamics on homicide
rates.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: This paper reports results from a quantitative network analysis of international commodity trade flows designed to pilot measures of structural change and continuity over the period 1965 to 2000. This period is important because of the theoretical claims of global restructuring associated with the "new international division of labor" and the end of the north-south divide. The dimensions on which this study measures both continuity and change are 1) the form of the world trade structure, 2) upward and downward mobility on a continuous, hierarchical measure of trade structure, and 3) the global division of labor characterized by exchanges of commodities along a continuum of capital intensive to labor intensive/raw materials. The findings support the view that the "new international division of labor" has not reversed historical relationships between center and periphery.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Research suggests that national context affects the amount of time men and women spend on housework and childcare. National context, however, also has the potential to influence the kinds of work that men and women do in the home. I examine how national employment practices and social policies influence sex segregation in household tasks using 36 time use surveys from 19 countries (spanning 1965 to 2003) combined with original national-level data in multilevel models. I find that men and women spend more time on sex-typical housework where women are less involved in the labor market, where national work hours are long, and where parental leave is long. They spend less time on sex-typical housework where there is greater provision of public childcare and where men are eligible to take parental leave. The results suggest that national context affects the amount and the character of gender inequality in the home.

Publication Type: Invited Paper
Abstract: Shadd has co-authored several books, including “We’re Rooted Here and They Can’t Pull Us Up: Essays in African Canadian Women’s History,” and “The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Toronto!” Shadd was a consultant for the Parks Canada exhibit on the same subject, and she curated “…and still I rise: A History of African Canadian Workers in Ontario, 1900 to Present,” now traveling across Canada. Presentation: An Overview of the Civil Rights Movement in Ontario, 1945 to 1965. This overview covers the 20th century movement for civil rights in public accommodation, employment and housing and the role played by the Black community in this vital crusade which ended in the passage of landmark legislation outlawing discrimination in these broad areas of life in Ontario.