Laëtitia Renée, Université de Montréal

Research

Gender Inequalities Labor market outcomes Parental leave

Latest funding

Can Law Shift Gender Norms? Evidence from Quebec's 1981 Family Law Reform and Married Women's Surname Choices
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$83,919
Can daddy quotas reduce the gender income gap? Evidence from Canada
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$27,488

All 2 grants and awards

Can Law Shift Gender Norms? Evidence from Quebec's 1981 Family Law Reform and Married Women's Surname Choices

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Renée, Laëtitia

$83,919

Can daddy quotas reduce the gender income gap? Evidence from Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Renée, Laëtitia

Keywords: Gender; Inequalities; Labor market outcomes; Parental leave

$27,488

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Gender Dear Professor Renée, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on gender connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Can Law Shift Gender Norms? Evidence from Quebec's 1981 Family Law Reform and Married Women's Surname Choices" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]