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…
Highest paid women in Australia earn $162,000 less each year than men
The highest paid men in Australia are being paid at least $162,000 more than the highest paid women, according to a new report by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) and the Workplace Gender E…
Universal childcare? Exactly the kind of bold idea we need
“I remember how hard it was to find affordable and high-quality child care when I was a working mom with two little ones. I had a job teaching at a law school in Houston when the babysitter quit…
Why getting early education right is so critical for children & our future
The future of Australia is predicated on quality early education standards. Women’s Agenda sits down with the CEO of KU Children’s Services, Christine Legg to get a better sense of how we …
Cutting teacher numbers? Never a good idea for kids
Would you send your child to a school that did not have a teacher for every class? What if it was decided that employing teachers was too expensive and instead they should be replaced by educators wit…
The double juggle: how working parents manage school holidays and their jobs
Candice Harris, Auckland University of Technology and Jarrod Haar, Auckland University of Technology The countdown is on towards the summer school holidays – a time many working parents approach with …
Three policies we need to enact now to support working families
Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne As any parent can attest, the birth of a child unravels life into chaos. Babies – adorable little creatures – bring a whirlwind of nappies to be changed, bellie…
Meet the lawyer turned childcare innovator bringing early education into the home
Andrea Christie-David is a human rights lawyer and company director determined to offer new quality early childhood education options to families. Having experienced her early parenting life with thre…
Why Labor’s plan for preschool is music to the ears of early childhood advocates
Yesterday morning, almost the entire early childhood advocate community gathered in an upper room of Monash University in Melbourne’s east. There were educators, teachers and union organisers, sitting…
Thought childcare was expensive? Out of pocket expenses rose 48% in 6 years
More of us are using formal childcare in order to participate in the workforce, yet childcare is still becoming less affordable. That’s the verdict on the childcare system in a new report by the…
