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dc.contributor.authorTravaglione, Tony
dc.contributor.authorChang, Joshua
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:24:04Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:24:04Z
dc.date.created2013-02-19T20:00:27Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationTravaglione, Antonio and Chang, Joshua. 2012. A demographic analysis of breadwinner and domestic childcare roles in Australia's employment structure. Labour and Industry. 22 (4): pp. 361-378.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11325
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10301763.2012.10669446
dc.description.abstract

A relatively high level of part-time employment exists in Australia, with part-time workers having little incentive to move into full-time work due to a lack of work and family provisions in industrial agreements. This engenders the need to understand how the demographic structure of employment is shaped by such policy. This study seeks to investigate the breadwinner and childcare roles within Australia's employment structure by analysing employment status and relevant demographic variables using data from the 'Australia at Work' survey. We found that among households with dependent children, men dominated breadwinner roles, possibly to coutervail the partial employment of their female partners who were found to trade-off employment for child-caring roles within the household. This study shows how industrial agreements have influenced work and family roles in the employment structure, and serves as a basis for measuring the impact of recent policy reforms such as more flexible working arrangements for parents.

dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Australasia
dc.titleA demographic analysis of breadwinner and domestic childcare roles in Australia's employment structure
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume22
dcterms.source.number4
dcterms.source.startPage361
dcterms.source.endPage378
dcterms.source.issn1030-1763
dcterms.source.titleLabour and Industry
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The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available in Labour and Industry, 2012. http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10301763.2012.10669446

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