caring responsibilities

Carers in Australia face all too many challenges in the workplace, making it essential for employers to step up and offer better support. 

Ireland has rejected the proposed changes to ‘sexist’ references on family and women in its constitution during a dual referendum. 

Caring responsibilities are the largest barrier to employment for the majority of women with children under 15, according to new ABS data.

After a terrifying heart attack at just 33, Busi Faulkner decided to create a business that centres the patient: Home Care Nurses Australia.

Many of the issues women face in Australia are a result of urban planning that doesn’t consider their needs- gender mainstreaming will help.

Victorian women, especially those in a couple with dependent children, experienced a greater decline in their mental health during lockdowns.

When restrictions ease, women will be disproportionately affected as they are most often primary carers to children and older relatives.

Having social structures that offer men the opportunity to be present fathers, who take on caring responsibilities, is essential.

Many women are already turning down roles and not stepping forward for promotions due to the demands of elder care.

COVID has increased that domestic load as more people are at home more of the time. This is largely being done by women.

For too long, it’s been an uphill battle for working parents (predominantly mothers). Research shows that the old way wasn’t working.

While tertiary enrolments for men over the age of 25 increased in May, numbers fell for women in this age group.