Opinion: Australia's child workers vulnerable to injury, harassment, exploitation thanks to weak and inconsistent laws
Young workers under 18 years of age occupy a unique and poorly understood position in Australia's labor market.
Young workers under 18 years of age occupy a unique and poorly understood position in Australia's labor market.
Economics & Business
Jan 31, 2024
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At first glance, Canada ranks among the top third of countries for its work in addressing child poverty. But that isn't the whole story.
Social Sciences
Jan 30, 2024
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A plan to expand the child tax credit would go a long way in reducing childhood poverty in America, saving billions in future costs, says an expert on poverty and inequality at Washington University in St. Louis.
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2024
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China's population has shrunk for the second year in a row.
Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2024
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An analysis of data from 42 police forces across England and Wales has found that over half of the 106,984 child sexual abuse cases in 2022 involved reported offenses by young people aged between ten and 17. This is a rise ...
Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2024
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Research led by Kingston University and the National Children's Bureau has uncovered an unprecedented picture of national demand for children's social care services in England.
Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2024
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New research has identified a complex interplay of child, parental, and contextual factors associated with the maltreatment of children by their families.
Social Sciences
Jan 15, 2024
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Having a child is bad for a woman's earnings. This is not only in the immediate period after the birth, but across her lifetime—as shown in research by recent economics Nobel prize-winner Claudia Goldin.
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2024
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It has become an article of faith among many economists that China's pro-market reforms of the 1980s and 1990s ushered in a sustained reduction in poverty.
Economics & Business
Jan 8, 2024
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These long summer holidays may seem like an extra blessing to families who are dealing with a child who does not like school or who refuses to go.
Social Sciences
Jan 8, 2024
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