Mothers explain how they navigated work and childcare, from the 1970s to today
- Written by Carla Pascoe Leahy, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Melbourne
Australian government support for working mothers was minimal before the women’s liberation movement of the 1970s.Shutterstock
Over the past few decades of Australian life, government policies have gradually offered more support to working mothers, particularly through childcare subsidies and parental leave.
But what motivates Australian...
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