Introduction: This publication updates work published by David Black in 1996 under the title Women parliamentarians in Australia 1921–1996: a register of women members of Commonwealth, State and Territory Parliaments in Australia. The Parliamentary Library will publish an update of this paper at the end...

This paper provides details on women elected to Australian parliaments since 1921, in chronological order of election. This publication updates work published by David Black in 1966 under the title Women parliamentarians in Australia 1921–1996: a register of women members of Commonwealth, State and Territory...

Panel data from Australia are used to study the prevalence of work hours mismatch among long hours workers and, more importantly, how that mismatch persists and changes over time, and what factors are associated with these changes. Particular attention is paid to the roles played...

Women are more sensitive to life events than men according to this paper by Robert Drago, Mark Wooden and David Black. Women’s preferred hours and labor force participation decline sharply with pregnancy and the arrival of children; approach usual levels as children enter school and...

Robert Drago, David Black and Mark Wooden tested alternative hypotheses for the causes of long working hours, using data for an Australian sample of full-time employed workers. The results suggest that long hours (50 or more hours in a usual week) are often persistent, and...