Mothers still do the lion's share of housework
Research summary— May 2016
Becoming a mother heralds a dramatic change in the lives of Australian women.
Publications
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Child care participation and maternal employment trends in Australia
Research Report No. 26 — December 2013
This paper explores trends in child care in Australia from 1984 to 2011, for children aged under 12 years old with employed mothers
Australian mothers' participation in employment: Analyses of social, demographic and family characteristics using the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey
Research Paper No. 52 — November 2013
This paper explores the characteristics of employed and non-employed mothers, to identify the factors that contribute to differing employment levels
Lone and couple mothers in the Australian labour market: Exploring differences in employment transitions
Research Paper No. 48 — January 2011
This paper investigates the lower employment rates of single mothers by comparing their employment transition rates with those of partnered mothers
The impact of child support payments on the labour supply decisions of resident mothers
Matthew Taylor and Matthew Gray
Research Paper No. 47 — October 2010
This report analyses the effect of receipt of child support payments on the labour supply of resident mothers
Timing of mothers' return to work after childbearing: Variations by job characteristics and leave use
Research Paper No. 42 — July 2008
This paper presents Australian research on how different factors relate to the timing of women's return to work after having a child
Reservation wages and the earnings capacity of lone and couple mothers: Are wage expectations too high?
Matthew Gray and Jennifer Renda
Research Paper No. 37 — June 2006
This paper concerns the factor of wages in attracting income support recipients into the work force.
Changes in the labour force status of lone and couple Australian mothers, 1983-2002
Matthew Gray, Lixia Qu, Jennifer Renda and David de Vaus
Research Paper No. 33 — June 2003
Uses data from 1986 and 1996 Australian Censuses to explore possible reasons for differences in the labour market trends of lone and couple mothers.
Determinants of Australian mothers’ employment: An analysis of lone and couple mothers
Matthew Gray, Lixia Qu, David de Vaus and Christine Millward
Research Paper No. 26 — May 2002
This paper uses data from the 1996 Australian Census to analyse the factors which explain the employment gap.
