News & Views How to shift stubborn gender roles Shifting attitudes and gender roles will take concentrated effort from individuals, organisations, government and society, all of whom stand to benefit.
News & Views Female breadwinners STILL do more housework than their male partners Female breadwinners are likely to earn much less than male breadwinners and continue to be burdened with more housework and childcare than men.
News & Views Men caring for kids cannot be viewed as ‘unicorns’: Kate Thwaites’ first speech in parliament In her first speech Kate Thwaites said she is proud to be showing it’s possible to be a parliamentarian & the mother of a young child
News & Views Why Labor’s childcare policy is the biggest economic news of the election campaign In an election campaign full of giveaways but short on serious economic reform, Labor’s proposed change to childcare support is most important.
News & Views Pay rises for brain builders: Why early childhood educators need to be paid more The work early childhood educators undertake is hard and valuable. Human brains learn more in the first five years than at any other time in their lives.
News & Views Women undertake 72% of all unpaid work in Australia & the consequences are egregious Women doing 72% of unpaid work has egregious outcomes that are totally gendered; Australian males lives ride on the exploitation of women’s work.
News & Views What’s in the 2019 Budget for women? Very little What the 2019-20 budget doesn’t include is telling. There is nothing in it to address the growing inequality in Australia and little for women.
News & Views 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.
News & Views Highest paid women in Australia earn $162,000 less each year than men The highest paid men in Australia earn at least $162,000 more than the highest paid women: a new report by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre & WGEA
News & Views Universal childcare? Exactly the kind of bold idea we need Senator Elizabeth Warren has proposed a bold solution: to make high-quality childcare affordable for everyone in America.
Partner Content Why getting early education right is so critical for children & our future The NQS and rating system has improved the quality of the teaching experience for the educators and the outcomes for children and their families.
News & Views Cutting teacher numbers? Never a good idea for kids Lisa Bryant responds to the suggestion by the Australian Childcare Alliance NSW that teacher numbers should be reduced to ease cost of childcare