News & Views Caregivers can’t be ‘lumped into one box’. Valuing diverse roles is essential Caregiving responsibilities can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or cultural background. It’s essential to value everyone.
Business The opportunity for workplaces to better support carers Caregiving can be a 24/7 responsibility on top of a full-time job, so it’s critical to encourage transparent conversations in the workplace.
News & Views Paid parental leave for grandparents? Sweden has just introduced the world-first policy In Sweden, grandparents can now receive paid parental leave for proving caregiving to their grandchildren.
Employers Millions of Australians juggle caregiving roles. Here’s how employers can support them For employers looking to make their workplaces more inclusive to caregivers, women with lived experience share advice on meeting their needs.
Screen Motherhood and caregiving sit at the heart of this all-female production team’s new film Josephine Croft’s next and biggest project yet is her debut feature film, called The Returned, which boasts an all-female production team.
Jugglehood Almost two thirds of Australian parents with kids under six struggling financially, new poll shows Almost two thirds of Australian parents with kids under six say they are struggling financially, according to a new national poll.
News & Views Should remote workers be paid less? New research reveals how Aussie employers feel New research reveals that one in three employers plan to pay employees who work from home differently from their office colleagues.
Books Let’s shift how we value caring: Stella Prize winner Sarah Holland-Batt The prestigious 2023 Stella Prize for Australian women’s writing has gone to Sarah Holland-Batt’s poetry collection, The Jaguar.
News & Views Fathers are experiencing workplace discrimination for taking on caregiver responsibilities A new report reveals that working fathers trying to shoulder more care of their children feel discriminated against in the workplace.
News & Views Can policymakers deliver 52 weeks of paid parental leave by 2030 and make caregiving a national priority? After 12 years since its introduction, policymakers have the chance to reform Paid Parental Leave (PPL) within its grasp to finally bring Australia’s scheme into line with the OECD average, but we need a greater sense of urgency.