Modern Families
Parental leave and work-life flexibility on the rise but not enough: Women in the Workplace Report 2019
Fathers in the U.S. are taking parental leave now more than ever, but leave for women isn’t progressing. McKinsey and Company, in collaboration with LeanIn.Org, have just released their Women in the Workplace 2019 report, and the results give a detailed insight into what is happening for working parents – the good and the bad…
Read MoreGrateful for the Grandparents – Celebrating National Carers Week
Kiri Stejko with her parents and children. PAW’s Fiona Hitchener’s parents with her sons. With National Carers Week upon us, we want to celebrate the significant role that grandparents play in looking after the children of the Parents At Work team. On a quick poll, 90% of the team are supported by grandparents in some form for childcare…
Read MoreBreaking down ‘Carer Stigma’: How to recognise and support carers this National Carers Week
National Carers Week is 13th – 19th October 2019, and is a week to recognise and celebrate the incredible work of carers around the country. With over 2.7 million family and friend carers in Australia, many go unrecognised or are under a lot of pressure as they balance full-time careers with caring responsibilities at home.…
Read MoreHow to say goodbye to ‘mother guilt’: balancing career and family
Podcast: ‘Not Guilty – Balancing A Successful Career And Motherhood’ with Nicolette Rubinsztein and Emma Walsh Can a career mum have it all? And can we have it without the guilt? Nicolette Rubinsztein In this insightful and frank discussion, Parents At Work CEO Emma Walsh and author Nicolette Rubinsztein chat about Nicolette’s book ‘Not Guilty…
Read MoreFathers Day Webinar Special: ‘A New Era of Fatherhood – is it the best time in history to be a dad?’
Luke Benedictus, Content Director at The Father Hood and former Editor of Men’s Health Magazine There’s never been a better time in history to be a dad – we all know how much society has changed when it comes to parenting in the last 50 years – expectations of fathers have grown and men want…
Read MoreAre the world’s richest countries family friendly? Asks new UNICEF report
The simple answer is no, not particularly. In short, parents are struggling with the lack of parental leave and childcare despite the apparent resources of the richer countries. “Family-friendly policies can help parents with their caring responsibilities, regardless of their work situation. Yet even the world’s richest countries fail to offer comprehensive solutions to all…
Read MoreING Make Parental Leave Equality History as First Australian Bank to Remove Primary / Secondary Carer Labels
“By acknowledging that no two families are the same and that all parents deserve equal entitlements and flexibility, we hope to normalise the process of taking leave, particularly for those once considered secondary carers.” Melanie Evans – Head of Retail Bank, ING Australian working families have spoken, and the majority want equal parental leave for…
Read MorePushing Uphill – Working parents struggling to keep up, new HILDA report finds
The picture is fairly bleak. Dual income households are on the rise, traditional gender roles are remaining much the same, the cost of childcare is huge, and our mums and dads are feeling more stressed than ever, according to the latest HILDA survey results released yesterday. The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA)…
Read MoreStudies show women still doing more unpaid work – but we can learn from the families who ‘share the care’
While men are now doing more housework than they’ve ever done before, studies are showing that the majority of the unpaid work is still falling to women. The latest results from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey (or HILDA – a nationally representative longitudinal study of Australian households), show that men did an…
Read MoreFirst National Working Families Survey Launched by Australian CEOs
Supporting Working Parents & Carers for Workplaces of the Future PRESS RELEASE July 4, 2019 A national study is being launched this month asking working parents and carers across Australia to provide feedback on how workplaces could be made more family friendly and gender equal when it comes to sharing the caring load. Parenting education…
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