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Sex ed should be inclusive, empowering, and facilitate ethical sexual relationships. lauren rushing/Flickr

June 2, 2016

Good sex ed doesn’t lead to teen pregnancy, it prevents it

Suzanne Dyson, La Trobe University

Good sex ed doesn't lead to early sex, teenage pregnancy and STIs. It protects against them.

Emotional abuse is most likely to coincide with other forms for abuse, including neglect and physical abuse. from www.shutterstock.com

June 1, 2016

Emotional abuse of children is a growing problem in Australia

Aron Shlonsky, University of Melbourne; Kerry Arabena, University of Melbourne, and Robyn Mildon

We have an ever-increasing number of children and families facing complex challenges and we know next to nothing about who they are and how they are doing.

Families going through breakdown need understanding, but so do lawmakers trying to find fair outcomes from complex laws. Shutterstock

June 1, 2016

No simple solution when families meet the law

Renata Alexander, Monash University

Adding to the trauma of a relationship breaking down, families can find themselves caught in a tangle of state and commonwealth laws.

Are gender differences innate or learned? Or both? Shutterstock

May 31, 2016

It’s not just the toy aisles that teach children about gender stereotypes

Beatrice Alba, Deakin University

Whether gendered toys are creating stereotypes or just playing to boys' and girls' innate differences is a vexed question.

Do we accept attraction and attachment the way they are, or find ways to intervene? Shutterstock

May 30, 2016

Love by design: when science meets sex, lust, attraction and attachment

Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford

"Love drugs" have their risks, but are also potentially liberating, so people must be free to make their own choices about what works best for them.

Full-time working Australian women spend, on average, 25 hours doing housework per week. Paul Meyer/Flickr

May 29, 2016

We can we reduce gender inequality in housework – here’s how

Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne

Men have increased their housework contributions – a nod towards greater gender equality. Yet women still spend twice as much time on housework as men.

There’s nothing that everyone wants in a partner. But there are characteristics most men or women find attractive. Leo Hidalgo/Flickr

May 26, 2016

How do we choose a partner?

Brendan Zietsch, The University of Queensland

We know a lot about why people choose different brands of dishwashing detergent. But when it comes to the processes behind choosing a romantic partner, science knows surprisingly little.

What type of parent are you? Designed by Wes Mountain

May 25, 2016

From tiger to free-range parents – what research says about pros and cons of popular parenting styles

Rebecca English, Queensland University of Technology

Is being a pushy parent good? It is helpful to protect your child in ways that mean they don't fail? Here's what the research says.

More than 7% of Western women choose not to have children. Alexander Baxevanis/FLickr

May 24, 2016

Child-free: why women who choose not to have kids are given such a hard time

Zoë Krupka, La Trobe University

Women who publicly state their desire never to be mothers in the traditional sense challenge the idea that woman and mother are synonymous.

Blended, rainbow, single or two-parents are just some of the ways to make a modern family. Shutterstock

May 23, 2016

How diversity and change has made the Australian family stronger than ever

Timothy W. Jones, La Trobe University

It's tempting to look back nostagically when thinking about the idea of the "family", but the evidence shows that it's strong, functional and flourishing.

May 23, 2016

How we live now: Australian families at a glance

Fron Jackson-Webb, The Conversation; Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation, and Amanda Dunn, The Conversation

What does a modern Australian family look like and how does it compare with 10, 20 or even 30 years ago?

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Brendan Zietsch
ARC Future Fellow, The University of Queensland
Julian Savulescu
Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
Suzanne Dyson
Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
Timothy W. Jones
Senior Lecturer in History, La Trobe University
Renata Alexander
Senior Lecturer in Law, Monash University
Rebecca English
Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
Leah Ruppanner
Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Melbourne
Beatrice Alba
Assistant Lecturer, Monash University
Zoë Krupka
PhD Student, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lecturer, The Cairnmillar Institute, La Trobe University
Aron Shlonsky
Professor of Evidence-Informed Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
Kerry Arabena
Chair of Indigenous Health, University of Melbourne
Robyn Mildon
Associate Professor and Head of Centre for Evidence and Implementation