Family Matters articles

Recent articles from Family Matters

Director's report.(Australian Institute of Family Studies)
March 22, 2009... In November, I had a valuable opportunity to participate in a series of meetings in London, Paris and Oslo. In London, the impacts of the global financial crisis were starkly evident in the daily media projections of growing unemployment, potentially estimated to reach over 3 million, a...

Dr Antonia Quadara.(new Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault coordinator)(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... Antonia Quadara has been appointed as ACSSA Coordinator. She brings with her 10 years of research experience in sexual assault, women's safety and women's policy. Her areas of investigation have explored the legal representation of Indigenous sexual assault victims and, in undertaking a PhD...

Stephanie Purcell.(new human resource manager)(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... Stephanie Purcell has recently joined us as Human Resources (HR) Manager. Stephanie brings extensive experience from the Australian Public Service in Canberra, where she most recently held senior HR positions in the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, and the...

Young Australian women's aspirations for work and family.(Report)
March 22, 2009... Australia, like other OECD countries (d'Addio & d'Ercole, 2005; Sleebos, 2003), has witnessed significant downward trends in fertility rates over the past few decades (Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS], 2008), sparking interest in the childbearing intentions and patterns of young...

Working poor in Australia; an analysis of poverty among households in which a member is employed.(Report)
March 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Currently, both "work" and "family" are key priorities of the Australian Government as, faced with an ageing population and high costs of living, it is grappling with the challenge of promoting increases in both fertility and labour force participation. With this...