part-time work

Australia wants more workers and 81,000 women want more paid work. So why would we let bad policy get in the way?

The latest Financy Women’s Index rose by 2 per cent to 78.1 points in the September quarter, the best gain in two years.

There are not enough part-time roles out there, and employees who do manage to access them tend to experience part-time work as a temporary holding pattern.

Working at a law firm, Sarah Behenna was constantly overlooked for promotion as she worked flexibly and was not considered to be a “real player”.

The juggle between work & family is a struggle for many Australian families. While Georgie Dent doesn’t have perfect work-life balance this stuff helps.

 In the UK, women with children are less likely to be in paid work than men who have children or women who don’t have a family.

More money, promotions, further education and better flexible working options are high on the ambitions list for women. But women are feeling sequeezed.

It’s the full-timer’s lesser sister, and as soon as you take on the title, you became tainted by its bad rep.

A study of 11 indicators of chronic stress in 6025 women shows that full time working mums are up to 40% more stressed than others.

Once again in 2019, mothers will continue to make up a large portion of those working part time in 2019 and come up against significant challenges in the process.

Part-time work is up for women, but full-time work is down, according to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The resignation of Tim Hammond, and his statement that he simply cannot work as a federal MP and be the father he wants to be to his three small children, has prompted a conversation about dads working part time.