I am an Assistant Professor at the Université de Sherbrooke whose research focuses on family policy, gender inequality, and work–family dynamics. I study how public policies shape care work, social reproduction, parental employment, and everyday family life, with a particular focus on Québec’s model of childcare and parental leave.
I am especially interested in how families navigate the transition between parental leave and a first childcare arrangement, and in the broader notion of “access” to family policies and services. My current research examines families’ trajectories through Québec’s childcare system, particularly the period between the end of parental benefits and entry into an early childhood education and care service, as well as the ways inequalities linked to social class, gender, and region shape these experiences.
I am the author of Égalité, fécondité et maternité : Le soutien aux familles au Québec (PUM, 2023), which examines the evolution of Québec family policy and its implications for gender equality and demographic change. My research has been published in academic journals and public policy outlets, and I regularly contribute to public discussions on childcare, parental leave, and family policy in Québec and Canada. In addition to my academic work, I serve as a member of Canada’s National Advisory Council on Early Learning and Child Care. I am also a mother of three children, and my personal experience navigating family policy institutions informs my interest in the everyday realities families face when combining paid work and caregiving responsibilities.