At a Turning Point: Work, care and family policies in Australia
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
At a Turning Point: Work, care and family policies in Australia
By (Author) Professor Marian Baird
Edited by Elizabeth Hill
Edited by Sydney Colussi
Sydney University Press
Sydney University Press
1st February 2024
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
306.360994
Physical Properties
Paperback
Width 148mm, Height 210mm
Description
From welfare and social services derived from a government-funded and controlled system to social services closely tied to employment and privatised delivery, the changes in work and care policy in Australia over recent decades have been dramatic. But we know they are not perfect and not operating to benefit all Australians.
With a clear focus on current challenges and future policy development, At A Turning Point: Work, care and family policies in Australia provides the first and only comprehensive account of these important policy areas across the life course.
What policies are needed to support workers across all stages of life, from reproductive health and parental leave to elder and palliative or end-of-life care
In seven chapters authored by leading scholars in the area of work, care and gender policy, At A Turning Point argues it is time to make the most of the current policy environment and ensure better work and better care for all.
Encompassing the six policy areas that vitally impact workers life stages, being reproductive health policy, parental leave, early childhood education and care (ECEC), flexible work policy, elder and palliative/end of life care policy and work/family economic policy, At A Turning Point identifies problems in current policy design, the options for policy improvement and the prospects for a better functioning society that promotes gender equality and workplace productivity.
In a period of major social, demographic and political transformation, as well as significant workplace and labour market change, it is the architecture of, and relationship between, work, care and family policies that will characterise Australia and set the path for future generations of children, parents and workers.
Tags: aged care, disability care, early childhood education and care, Fair Work Act, flexible work, gender inequality, palliative care, parental leave, Politics and society, Public and Social Policy Series, Social services, workforce participation.
