Short article Feb 2018
Australia’s welfare 2017: Changing trends in workforce participation and home ownership
We highlight some of the changing trends in workforce participation and home ownership that impact on Australia’s wellbeing.
Short article Feb 2018
We highlight some of the changing trends in workforce participation and home ownership that impact on Australia’s wellbeing.
Research report May 1984
Australian Families Income Transfer (AFIT) Project Bulletin No 1, May 1984.
Family Matters article Mar 1996
This article presents a bibliography of Australian Living Standards Study material produced to date by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Family Matters article Mar 1996
This article presents an overview of the goals, methodology and data sets in a major, innovative study of the living standards of Australian Families - the Australian Living Standards Study (ALSS), undertaken by the Australian Institute of Family Studies its methodology and data sets.
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
Research report Jan 1989
This report, outlines the major areas of inquiry, describes the sampling base, and presents preliminary first, limited set of questionnaires.
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This article looks at data from in-depth interviews with seven single mothers to reveal the additional labour they might need to do simply to keep the relationship between home and paid work intact.
Family Matters article Apr 2001
This article discusses 'Benefits for children: a four country study', a new international study which discusses and compares the child benefit programs of four countries: Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Family Matters article Apr 1992
Using data from studies of employers' views on work and family issues by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, this article compares how big and small business approach the challenge of becoming more 'family-friendly'.
Family Matters article Sep 2008
This article explores the relationship between breastfeeding and employment, with a focus given to the fact that some women do manage to combine employment and breastfeeding—a return to work does not always result in a stop to breastfeeding.