Modern Families
Fathers 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…
Read MoreDoes gender inequality start in the home? The latest UN Women report says it does
The conversation around gender inequality often finds itself focusing on the workplace or social setting – women in leadership, gender pay gap, glass ceiling are phrases we now strongly associate with gender equality – all focused on fixing the problem in the workplace. Yet a new UN Women’s flagship report, Progress of the World’s Women…
Read MoreThe Future Workplace Must Be More Family-Friendly – Here’s Why
How important is it for employers to consider and support an employee’s personal life – that is, their ‘life outside of work’? Consider this: what impact would it have on business outcomes and individual lives if workplaces were more family-friendly? The reality is that anything that impacts the wellbeing of your employees at work or…
Read MorePaid Parental Leave: How the two major parties compare
The ABC takes a look at paid parental leave and proposed changes in the upcoming election in their recent audio news report, ‘Paid Parental Leave: How the two major parties compare‘. Currently, parents get access to the government Paid Parental Leave Scheme set up in 2011, which gives the primary carer 18 weeks’ leave if…
Read MoreWhy I’m ditching the super parent fantasy in 2019
January brings relaxing times and quieter days for some but not all. For parents of young kids and babies, the family tempo may have reduced marginally from manic sprint to marathon jog. But it’s unlikely your ‘holiday’ was filled with breezy afternoons napping, swimming, and relaxing unencumbered by the ties of responsibility. You had kids…
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