Work-Life Balance

Politics & Society
Book extract
Why do women still have less status and power than men?
A new book, Patriarchy Inc., makes the case for a new approach to gender equality in work – one that’s fairer, more secure, and more rewarding for all of us

Arts & Culture
No bandwidth to think is the cost of being time poor
Cyber time poverty can affect all of us as distractions from social media, work messages and 24-hour news, but we can fight back

Business & Economics
More Australian adult children are living with their parents longer
Australian parents are waiting longer for an empty nest as their adult children are living under the same roof for longer, finds the annual HILDA survey

Politics & Society
We need good policy to back working dads
A new University of Melbourne podcast about dads, families and work explores how policies and jobs could (and should) support working fathers and their families

Politics & Society
How remote work is invading our spaces
While work needs to take place somewhere, in a post-pandemic world, that somewhere can be anywhere. But is that a good thing?

Business & Economics
A third of Australians under chronic time stress
The HILDA survey suggests that not having enough time is a significant social problem with ramifications for health and wellbeing

Politics & Society
From ‘nice to have’ to ‘must-have’ in the post-COVID workplace
The collective experiences of workers pre and post-pandemic offer five lessons for organisations to reimagine workplaces and practices

Health & Medicine
Under the Microscope
What does a great day at work look like?
Dr Rebecca Jarden’s background in nursing has led her to research what a balanced approach to measuring wellbeing for nurses looks like throughout their careers

Sciences & Technology
How working away is changing home
New research shows how Australian households cope when one partner works away from home for days or weeks at a time, revealing how people’s lives change and the effects on wellbeing

Business & Economics
Lost in transit?
Australian cities have seen a considerable increase in the work commute since 2002, but the 2019 HILDA survey suggests we have now reached peak travel times