On March 15, 2018, Qin Gao, professor of Social Policy and Social Work and director of the China Center for Social Policy at Columbia University, sat down with Jeremy Goldkorn and Kaiser Kuo on SupChina's Sinica Podcast and discussed the performance of Dibao ( China's safety net program) and the central government's plans to eliminate poverty completely by 2020.
Prof. Qin Gao was interviewed in BBC More or Less program on "Is China On Track to End Poverty by 2020?"
The theme for the Society for Social Work and Research 22nd annual conference is "Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice". Eight center members present their latest work during the conference.
Are women still holding up half of the sky? Prof. Qin Gao discussed gender inequality in the Chinese workplace during an interview with News China magazine.
Prof. Qin Gao joined the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations in New York City for a discussion on the development of the Dibao system, as well as its policy implications for China and other countries. The conversation was moderated by Professor Mark Frazier, director of the India China Institute at The New School.