Why is it all about mom? Fathers want to be more involved in their children’s lives, but are limited by public policy and social institutions. This is a bad deal for dads, kids and moms alike.
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A controversial policy could make women prove they were raped before they can get benefits is set to come into effect despite a wide coalition of opponents.
A new £5m scheme to help women back to work after having children is welcome, but it’s a drop in the ocean.
The clinical committee reviewing obstetrics services for the federal government’s Medicare review said suicide is one of the leading causes of maternal death in Australia. Is that true?
Separating couples who use the family law system generally have a positive experience - but for a troubled minority, there is still much work to be done.
What are we really talking about when we criticize women who breastfeed in public?
Emotional competence can help children do better at school.
Mothering Sunday comes just once a year, but mum’s help build the landscape of politics all year long.
Supporting new mothers to make weekly “time for themselves” in the first six months after giving birth may reduce the prevalence of postnatal depression.
Some countries make it easier than others for women to have a family and keep on working.
How successful a mother or career scientist one can become depends on how one’s available time is divided between the two activities.
Top contributors
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds
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Principal Lecturer in Family and Human Development, Arizona State University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia
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Assistant professor in kinesiology, University of The Fraser Valley
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Professor of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Principal Lecturer in Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
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PhD candidate in English Literature, University of Oxford
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McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow; Writer and researcher, National Centre for Excellence in Islamic Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
