News & Views With NDIS changes set to pass, here’s who bears the cost of making it ‘sustainable’ The NDIS is set for major changes that could reduce support and leave some people with disability without alternatives.
Soapbox I tallied my unpaid care work on the Census. For a moment, it was visible Last night, I realised I’m an unpaid carer, likely like many women across Australia who completed the Census forms. And that doesn’t even count the domestic and care I provide to my household of six.
News & Views Australia’s productivity problem isn’t about working harder. It’s about workplace participation Australia’s productivity challenge isn’t capability. It’s building workplaces that work for the lives people actually live.
News & Views The life ‘curveball’ of becoming a carer is exhausting. But workplaces can help When her daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, workplace support helped Bo balance caring and work.
Soapbox Who cares? The invisible price unpaid carers pay Unpaid carers prop up essential services, yet their economic, social and personal costs remain largely ignored.
News & Views Small steps employers can take to keep great talent who also happen to be carers Employers who support unpaid carers retain great talent, reduce burnout and help workers stay and grow in their carers career.
News & Views The care inheritance for adults who have a sibling with a disability When it comes to having a sibling with a disability, care often falls on women who are already caring for others.
News & Views People don’t plan to become carers – workplaces should be prepared Australia functions due to carers who do $77 billion of work each year. If they were not doing this work, the economy would be in chaos.
News & Views Balancing dementia care with career As dementia tightens its grip on Australian families, working women are carrying the care load and calling on workplaces to step up.
News & Views Boomers 80, Gen X 60: Australia’s sandwich generation is at breaking point Australia’s sandwich generation – overwhelmingly women aged 45–65 – is quietly sustaining a $77.9 billion unpaid care economy.
Soapbox ‘Microshifting’: the work revolution working women have been doing for years Microshifting isn’t a trend but a survival strategy working mothers and carers have quietly practised for decades.
Employers How can Australian employers improve support for carers? Take our survey Women’s Agenda has created a survey with Carers Australia to seek insights on how workplaces can better support carers at work.
