Research report Nov 2013
Australian mothers' participation in employment
This paper explores the characteristics of employed and non-employed mothers, to identify the factors that contribute to differing employment levels
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Research report Nov 2013
This paper explores the characteristics of employed and non-employed mothers, to identify the factors that contribute to differing employment levels
Family Matters article Jun 2005
This paper draws on data from the Fertility Decision Making Project to examine views regarding the use of IVF held by men and women in their twenties and thirties who were in a committed relationship.
Practice guide Nov 2003
Australian data sources on the prevalence of drug and alcohol facilitated sexual assault are discussed.
Family Matters article Oct 2004
This article suggests that more creative ways of understanding the mosaic and diverse nature of contemporary motherhood, such as fiction, memoirs and personal narratives, ought to be considered when researching motherhood and the family.
Family Matters article Jun 1999
In this article the author examines the approaches used to estimate costs incurred by Australian parents in raising children, and explains current research being undertaken through using indicative budget standards for a range of households that would examine the costs of children in different family circumstances.
Policy and practice paper May 2007
An outline of strategies that professionals may employ to support and strengthen parent/carer partnerships.
Family Matters article Mar 1996
This article examines the relationship between frequency of parents' visits to their GP and residential location, payment arrangements (bulk billing or not), and other factors which may affect both service use and parents who visited their doctor more frequently or less frequently than their health status would appear to predict, and the factors linked with such high or low use.
Family Matters article Mar 2011
This article examines four issues: the prevalence of different care-time arrangements in families that experienced parental separation after July 2006; parents' views about the flexibility and workability of their arrangements; characteristics of families with different care-time arrangements; and the strength of the relationship between child wellbeing on the one hand, and care-time arrangements and family dynamics on the other.
Family Matters article Jun 2007
This article considers the effects on the families of adult sexual assault victims, and how the reactions and responses of family members can help or hinder the victim's recovery.
Family Matters article Mar 1995
This article looks at results from the first ever national survey of time use, conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 1992, a new information resource which provides information about the unpaid work that takes place at home.