Family Matters article Apr 1997
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Children's involvement in household work
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Young women delaying families
This article discusses the trend for more of those women who have children to stay in, or return to, the workforce after the birth of a child or during the early child raising years, and in parallel, the trending decline among young women in the workforce who have the care of dependent children.
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Family Matters article Mar 2016
Payee mothers’ interactions with the Department of Human Services-Child Support
This article explores mothers' experiences with the child support scheme in Australia, highlighting how interactions with the Department of Human Services-Child Support (DHS-CS) agency can facilitate or undermine the receipt of child support.
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Family Matters article Jun 1999
Costs of children in Australia - update
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Family Matters article Mar 1999
Work and family life
This article draws on data from the Institute's Australian Family Life Course Study to examine the extent to which work and home life impinge on one another.
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Family Matters article Jun 1998
Changing Family Responsibilities
This paper illustrates the flow of social exchanges between the family and the market and the family and the state, particularly in relation to some aspects of domestic labour.
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Family Matters article Nov 1990
How divorced parents perceive their children's schooling
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Family Matters article Nov 1990
How is it going to affect the kids?
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Family Matters article Jun 2009
Relationships with step-parents in the life stories of young adults of divorce
Family Matters article on young adults of divorce and relationships with step-parents
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Family Matters article Mar 2009
Young Australian women's aspirations for work and family
This article investigates the work and family aspirations held by young Australian women, the consistency of these aspirations over time, and socio-demographic markers of differences between women with varying aspirations.