The norms of men as breadwinners and women as carers face a different reality, with large and ongoing consequences for employment arrangements, family formation and the raising of children. Abstract Traditional gender roles are being disturbed by the increasing earnings of women relative to men. We document the rise in female breadwinning over the last...

Since the 1960s we have experienced major changes in the way people live and the way in which they build their families and households. This paper looks at the characteristics of people who live alone.

The National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University, were commissioned by the Australian Fair Pay Commission Secretariat to investigate the size, trends in, and determinants of, the difference between male and female pay in Australia focusing on occupations and industries with a high density of Pay-Scale reliant workers. The authors compare the wages of women...

This report seeks to clarify the term 'skill shortage' and to explain how skill shortages can be resolved naturally by market forces. It also provides some guidance on determining when a skill shortage requires public-policy intervention.

Sue Richardson describes the overall unemployment picture, including the situation of some groups at particularly high risk of unemployment, then looks at underemployment and long term unemployment. She describes the experiences of men and of women, and of youth and older workers.