Family responsibilities and women's working lives

As a result of changing social norms and economic imperatives many Australianwomen are now participating in the paid workforce. This paper discusses howwomen in Australia juggle their dual roles of employee and carer. It canvasseschanges in government policies and workplace practices that support wo...

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Main Authors: Austen, Siobhan, Birch, Elisa
Format: Working Paper
Published: Curtin University of Technology 2000
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42655
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description As a result of changing social norms and economic imperatives many Australianwomen are now participating in the paid workforce. This paper discusses howwomen in Australia juggle their dual roles of employee and carer. It canvasseschanges in government policies and workplace practices that support women'sworking lives and examines the impact of women's family responsibilities ontheir social and economic status.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-426552017-01-30T15:01:14Z Family responsibilities and women's working lives Austen, Siobhan Birch, Elisa As a result of changing social norms and economic imperatives many Australianwomen are now participating in the paid workforce. This paper discusses howwomen in Australia juggle their dual roles of employee and carer. It canvasseschanges in government policies and workplace practices that support women'sworking lives and examines the impact of women's family responsibilities ontheir social and economic status. 2000 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42655 Curtin University of Technology fulltext
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title_short Family responsibilities and women's working lives
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url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42655