Erin Gallagher

Erin Gallagher is a Research Associate for Japan Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and East Asian Languages and Civilizations in 2018, and she earned a master’s degree in East Asian Languages and Civilizations in 2019.

You wouldn’t know it from this image of hustle-bustle on the streets of the Mong Kok district in Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2011, but the workforce in many Asian economic powerhouses is steadily shrinking. Picture shows the street from above, a wide pedestrian walkway with broad yellow lines painted at an angle. Dozens of people can be seen in the frame, all blurred due to fast movement and a slow shutter. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Aging

Lessons From an Aging Asia

by Erin Gallagher, Sheila A. Smith

How will demographic shifts affect workforce, health care, gender equality, disaster response, and societal well-being?