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24.01.2022 ICYMI you can check out our March 2021 Newsletter here, themed for Women's History Month and International Women's Day it focusses on Women, Leadership & COVID-19. You can read it, and subscribe, here: https://www.lifecoursecentre.org.au/news-and-m/newsletters/

23.01.2022 Back to school and parents being urged to keep eye on kids mental health - Professor Matt Sanders. Families doing it tough COVID19 and kids reacting to stress, parents should set routines and check-in on emotional well-being. Watch here 7NEWS Gold Coast 20 Jan (7.27-8.48) https://bit.ly/35UCsFF

22.01.2022 Can flexible workplace policies designed to improve gender pay and employment gaps actually make things worse for women? On International Women's Day Life Course Centre researchers Leah Ruppanner, Associate Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy Lab at the University of Melbourne, and Dr Jordy Meekes, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, say flexible arrangements might support women in maintaining a work-life balance but may actually be weak...ening their position in the labour market and lifetime earnings potential. Beliefs about gender norms are shifting but this is not reflected in workplace and government policies on paper or in practice. There needs to be equal policies for women and men. https://theconversation.com/flexible-work-arrangements-help

20.01.2022 Professor Guyonne Kalb who is a labour market economist at the University of Melbourne and a researcher with the Life Course Centre discusses the impact of ...the pandemic on women’s workforce involvement and the importance of policies that support parents to combine work and family responsibilities. https://soundcloud.com/lifecoursec/7-professor-guyonne-kalb

17.01.2022 You can access all 6 completed episodes in our 'Families Under Pressure' podcast series here: https://www.lifecoursecentre.org.au/news-and-/recordings-2/ Look out for new episode coming soon with Professor Matt Sanders and Professor Guyonne Kalb talking economics, labour markets and families.

12.01.2022 Why do women get paid less than men? On International Women's Day Dr Jordy Meekes, Life Course Centre Research Fellow at Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research at the University of Melbourne, says work hours and commuting times provide clues. Women spend twice as much time on unpaid housework and childcare than men, which leaves less time for paid work and travelling to and from work.... Promoting flexible work and parental leave for men is a promising avenue for progress on closing gender gaps and shifting societal norms. But it is not without its challenges. https://theconversation.com/why-do-women-get-paid-less-than

11.01.2022 https://academicinfluence.com//criminal/lorraine-mazerolle

04.01.2022 An impressive cohort of Life Course Centre/Institute for Social Science Research PhD students attended The University of Queensland Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences graduation at St Lucia last week. It was great to see graduations back on UQ campus. Congratulations to everyone involved including those students who couldn’t make it along on the day.