A year on from when many governments began directing people to work at home wherever possible because of the pandemic, few anticipated that it would become so normalized, or that the shift to productivity would be so rapid ...
Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2021
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Grattan Institute research published today shows the average 25-year-old woman who goes on to have a child can expect to earn A$2 million less by the time she is 70 than the average 25-year-old man who becomes a father. For ...
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2020
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New research from the University of Kent and the University of Birmingham has found that mass homeworking during the COVID-19 lockdown has presented significant challenges for parents, particularly mothers, but has also changed ...
Economics & Business
Jul 30, 2020
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The triple burden endured by women in productive, reproductive, and community roles has been exposed and intensified due to COVID-19-enforced lockdown and quarantine restrictions. Rsearchers conducted interviews with women ...
Economics & Business
Jul 21, 2020
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Working from home during COVID-19 appeared to cost us little.
Economics & Business
Jun 11, 2020
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A new book by Professor Stephanie Barrientos consolidates more than 10 years of research on contemporary working conditions and gender discrimination in a new book Gender and Work in global value chains: Capturing the Gains?
Social Sciences
May 21, 2019
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Unpaid work experience is widespread in Australia, with more than half of young adults having undertaken an unpaid placement, according to research conducted for the Federal Government's Department of Employment.
Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2017
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The proportion of the workforce represented by women rose from 20.7% to 41.1% between 1978 and 2002. However, this trend has not resulted in a similar increase in the proportion of men who participate in household tasks. ...
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2010
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