Family Matters article Dec 1993
-
-
Research report Dec 1993
Use and choice of child care
This book provides details of mothers' workforce participation during the pre-school years.
-
Research report Dec 1993
Diary of social legislation and policy 1993
It provides a reference for researchers and workers in government and service organisations
-
Research report Dec 1993
In search of poverty and affluence: An investigation of families living in two Melbourne municipalities
Draws on data from a three year study of living standards of Australian families in 12 localities which reflect varying socio-economic settings.
-
Family Matters article Apr 1994
Responding to Family Crisis
-
Family Matters article Apr 1994
The Value of Care and Nurture Provided by Unpaid Household Work
This paper examines what we now know about the place of unpaid household work in the economy, uses internationally comparable survey data to estimate the relative magnitudes of the millions of hours of paid, unpaid and total work, puts a dollar value on Gross Household Produce (the value added by unpaid household work), looks more closely at who provides care and nurture in households, and suggests some urgent issues for statistics and policy that we should begin to tackle in 1994.
-
Family Matters article Apr 1994
Integrating private and social responsibilities
-
Family Matters article Apr 1994
The many faces of families
This paper discusses the diversity of families in Australia in terms of their composition, culture and race but argues that diversity is much more than simply a matter for recognition and celebration.
-
Family Matters article Apr 1994
International Year of the Family
Having discussed the importance of the family to the individual's development and the difficulties associated with formulating family policy, the author presents summaries of the key articles in this issue of 'Family Matters'.
-
Family Matters article Aug 1994
International Year of the Family: Around the States and Territories
This article presents a roundup of some of the various themes and programs that have unfolded nationally and at the state level for International Year of the Family.