“Whenever I am away, we use FaceTime a lot, and whenever I am at home I do stories, milk and bed, and try to play as much ball sports and Lego as possible. Running races at the park [is] also a regula…
Four traps men and women fall into at home & how to avoid them
The gender pay gap is diminishing according to a new report, however career interruptions are still considered “gendered and highly persistent”, writes Emma Willamson, from Monash Universi…
How to shift stubborn gender roles
In news surprising almost no one, the 2019 Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia report showed Australian women in heterosexual couples shoulder far more childcare and domestic work than m…
Female breadwinners STILL do more housework than their male partners
The latest Housing Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey (HILDA) results are in, and make clear female breadwinners are losing out across many levels in Australian households. According to th…
Men caring for kids cannot be viewed as ‘unicorns’: Kate Thwaites’ first speech in parliament
On Wednesday Kate Thwaites delivered her first speech in Parliament as the new Member for Jagajaga. The “working mum with a 17-month old daughter” said she is proud to be one of a growing …
Why Labor’s childcare policy is the biggest economic news of the election campaign
Having more women in the workforce is one of the most valuable things the next government can do and childcare remains the biggest hurdle, writes John Daley, Brendan Coates and Carmela Chivers, in thi…
Pay rises for brain builders: Why early childhood educators need to be paid more
Why on earth would government pay for pay rises to one small section of the economy? Do childcare educators even deserve wage increases? After all, aren’t they just there to “wipe snotty noses and cha…
Women undertake 72% of all unpaid work in Australia & the consequences are egregious
“Men won’t easily give up a system in which half the world’s population works for next to nothing,” New Zealand feminist economist and former politician Professor Marilyn Waring CNZM said.…
What’s in the 2019 Budget for women? Very little
Another year, another Federal budget. And, sadly, another entirely missed opportunity to commit to anything bold or visionary for women in Australia. Nothing to move the dial on any of the structural …
Experts & parents unite to call on political parties to deliver quality early learning
A group of experts and parents have come together to ensure childcare is on the agenda for all political parties at the upcoming federal election. The Early Learning Everyone Benefits campaign is a co…
