A national screening system for workers in childcare, disability and aged care is among the recommendations in a new report for the federal government.
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Laura Elvery’s novel, Nightingale, invites us to see the legendary nurse not as a symbol, but as a person shaped by illness, desire, pain and time.
While some nurses have protested the use of robotics and AI in healthcare, new technologies could help care for aging populations offering efficiency alongside the compassion of human nurses
Alva Gotby’s book encourages women to refuse the labour of care – and even suggests abolishing the nuclear family.
New research reveals how carers lack necessary support for their own wellbeing.
The pandemic caused untold suffering around the world. It also created a new type of community solidarity rarely seen before. As we enter the post-pandemic era we must maintain that solidarity.
Carers can be left to figure it out for themselves, without support. Here’s what can help.
Marina Benjamin’s essays investigate the social and philosophical dimensions of housework and ‘femininity’. Maxine Fei-Chung’s book gives an often-harrowing account of eight women who struggle.
Reproductive leave policies can help workers who are trying to start a family, dealing with painful periods or going through menopause.
Values in adulthood rarely change. But major events, like wars — and pandemics — can shift our priorities.
Women often feel stuck caring for others. We must consider how we can learn from them and from care scholars about what needs to change.
Narcissism is relatively common among managers and can damage their relationships with employees. Yet some narcissists can enourage trust despite their shortcomings. So how can they be detected?
Car use and cycling have soared to above pre-pandemic levels in our biggest cities (Melbourne is an obvious exception). Walking is not far behind, but public transport is being shunned.
We’ve got this: parents can build kids’ resiliency in by focussing on what’s going well, maintaining some predictability and order, modelling belief in their own abilities and caring for themselves.
Once artificial intelligence takes over task-based and calculative jobs, the invisible care work that underpins our offices, marketplaces and institutions could finally become more visible and valued.
New research shows childhood in Europe lasts on average until age 25, while old age starts at 60.
Caring about someone you have never met, this new brain research suggests, may have a lot in common with caring about the people you love.
Patient safety grabbed the attention when plans were mooted to move post-op people out of hospital and into private homes. But the project also moves important work into the shadows.
The latest Census shows Australians spend between five and 14 hours a week on unpaid domestic work, but it’s women who suffer the most from this.
To prevent men from using violence in their households, violence against children needs to stop before they become adults.
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, Podcast at MissPerceived, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania
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Reader in Sociology, City St George's, University of London
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Senior Lecturer, Management and Governance, Murdoch University
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Professor Emeritus of Cognitive NeuroImaging, Aston University
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Health and Policy, Chapman University
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Director, Centre for Sustainable Communities, University of Canberra
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Research fellow, Stellenbosch University
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Professor in Marketing, Founding Director of the Centre for Human and Cultural Values, and Director of Research at the UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Academy of Geography, Sociology and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
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Professor in Politics and Journalism, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Marian Baird is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Employment Relations, University of Sydney
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Professor of Social/Personality Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy, Chair at Danish Institute for Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark