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Work and family: issues and risks across the life course
David Hazelhurst
Department of Family and Community Services
Contact Email: Ruth.Ragless
facs.gov.au
Family and work issues affect individuals, families, communities and business, all in different ways. This presentation will outline key issues faced by families in reconciling their family and their work commitments across the life-course.
Issues about balancing family and work responsibilities traverse the life-course. From the point at which decisions are made whether or not to have children, through to caring for elderly parents or grandchildren, many Australians face the daily challenge of achieving a balance in these two important spheres of their life. The differing demands and challenges faced at the various stages and how these are affected by social, economic and demographic change will be explored.
It will also discuss the strong link between family and work issues and the debates around early childhood, structural ageing, retirement incomes and workforce participation. The impacts of a life-course approach and the linkages with other key policy areas will be drawn together to highlight policy implications for the future.
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