Family Matters article Nov 1990
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Parental leave
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Family Matters article Apr 1991
To work or not to work?
This article discusses findings from the Australian Institute of Family Studies' Becoming Adult Study which suggest that it is young women rather than young men who are making the major adjustments to the demands of employment and having children.
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Family Matters article Apr 1991
Mothers in the workforce
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Family Matters article Dec 1991
Ageing: Everybody's future
This article suggests that while the ageing of Australia is often regarded with trepidation as social planners try to implement health and welfare policies that will adequately provide for the next century's elderly, the potential advantages of there being more old people far outweigh the perceived drain on resources and that the ageing population promises a spreading pool of competence and human help to be drawn upon with enthusiasm.
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Research report Dec 1991
Work and Family: Employers' Views
This report summarises the demographic and social changes affecting work and family life.
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
Matrimonial property reform
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Family Matters article Dec 1992
Families, work and industrial relations
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Family Matters article May 1993
Missing work to care for sick children
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Family Matters article May 1993
The place of family in social policy
This paper suggest there are many aspects of interpersonal relationships in good families that we need to incorporate in the more public parts of our lives, that policy makers often have unrealistic expectations of the capacity of these small and fragile units and examines the care-work nexus, suggesting a number of issues which could and should inform public policy debate.
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Research report Dec 1993
When roles overlap: Workers with family responsibilities
Report of the findings of the Dependent Care Study by AIFS, commissioned by the Work and Family Unit, Department of Industrial Relations.