Research report Jul 2020
Families Then & Now: Having children
The third snapshot from our Families Then and Now series focuses on fertility rate and births per woman from 1980 to today.
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Families Then & Now: Having children
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Research report Aug 2020
Families Then & Now: How we worked
The sixth snapshot from our Families Then and Now series outlines changes in when, how and where we work from 1980 to today.
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Research report Sep 2020
Life during COVID-19: Dads spend more quality time with kids
This report shows how due to the COVID-19 pandemic many dads were available to spend more time with their kids than usual.
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Research snapshot May 2019
Fathers and work: A statistical overview
This article shows that while mothers’ work circumstances change considerably after having a child, fathers’ tend to change very little.
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Short article May 2019
Fathers and parental leave
This article looks at why only 1 in 20 Australian fathers take parental leave, as well as the benefits for both families and businesses of shared parental leave.
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Short article Jun 2019
Conflicts between work and family and fathers’ mental health
This article is adapted from a presentation given at the AIFS 2018 Conference: Fathers at Work symposium.
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Short article Jun 2019
Fathers’ work and family conflicts and the outcomes for children’s mental health
This article is adapted from a presentation given at the AIFS 2018 Conference: Fathers at Work symposium.
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Commissioned report Dec 2013
Employment characteristics and transitions of mothers in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
Examines mothers' transitions into and out of work and between jobs of different types as children grow or as new children are born.
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Family Matters article Mar 2016
Parent-only care in Australia
Family Matters article on parent-only care
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Research report Jun 2021
Towards COVID normal: Employment & work-family balance
This report looks at families' participation in employment and experiences of work-family balance using the second survey of the Families in Australia