Returning to work following childbearing in Australia

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11 February 2005Women's employment is often disrupted to some extent by childbearing, with women taking time out of the labour force to care for young children, and often returning to work part-time to better manage the competing priorities of work and family. In this paper for the 2004 Australian Institute of Family Studies conference Jennifer Baxter looks at how the timing of return to work has changed in recent decades, and identifies characteristics of women likely to return to work earlier than others, or more likely to return to full-time rather than part-time work.

Publication typeReport
Publisher TypeAcademic research centre, APO Member
CoverageAustralia
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/727
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