Research report Apr 2013
Parents working out work
This sheet presents statistical information about trends in parents' engagement in paid work, examining mothers' and fathers' employment patterns
Research report Apr 2013
This sheet presents statistical information about trends in parents' engagement in paid work, examining mothers' and fathers' employment patterns
Research report Feb 2000
Includes three 1999 Family Matters articles, as well as an earlier paper explaining the two original approaches to calculating the costs of children
Research report Sep 2009
This paper examines how characteristics of parental paid employment are associated with differences in parent-child time
Research report Jun 2009
Analyses infants' time use according to breastfeeding status in order to inform the debate about how breastfeeding leads to improved child outcomes
Research report Feb 2008
Provides an overview of fertility trends and their potential implications for Australia, as well as key current government policies and schemes
Research report May 2004
This paper explores the relationship between fathers' work hours, their own wellbeing and that of their families using data from the HILDA survey.
Research report Jun 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.
Research report Feb 2003
This paper describes a new Institute study that aims to enhance understanding about how family structure relates to the development of children
Research report Jul 1980
Stresses the social context of child rearing and challenges some standard assumptions concerning family arrangements for the pre-school child
Research report Oct 1982
Paper is based on the findings from a pilot study of possible educational problems suffered by the growing number of children from one parents homes