Family responsibilities and women's working lives

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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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