Family responsibilities and women's working lives

Austen, Siobhan; Birch, Elisa

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Austen, Siobhan

Birch, Elisa

Date

2000

Type

Working Paper

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Austen, Siobhan E. and Birch, Elisa R. (2000) Family responsibilities and women's working lives, Women's Economic Policy Analysis Unit (WEPAU) Discussion Paper Series: no. 00/3, Curtin University of Technology, School of Economics and Finance.

Faculty

Curtin Business School

School of Economics and Finance

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42655

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Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

As a result of changing social norms and economic imperatives many Australianwomen are now participating in the paid workforce. This paper discusses howwomen in Australia juggle their dual roles of employee and carer. It canvasseschanges in government policies and workplace practices that support women'sworking lives and examines the impact of women's family responsibilities ontheir social and economic status.