Posts tagged parenting
The society keeps the score: (Re)framing trauma as a political experience
The society keeps the score: (Re)framing trauma as a political experience

In today’s blog, Suralini Fernando from Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand (@GoodShepANZ) explores the link between social security policy and childhood trauma and attachment. Suralini is a social inclusion advocate and yoga facilitator of South Asian heritage, who has an abiding interest in the connections between embodiment, relational safety and belonging.  

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Womens Policy Action TankPower to Persuadetrauma, Children, Child Support, parenting, Social Welfare, welfare reform
Evidence for welfare reform: Generosity may have unforeseen benefits for women and children
Evidence for welfare reform: Generosity may have unforeseen benefits for women and children

The newly-elected Labor government announced during the campaign that they would not be looking at welfare reform in the near term. In today’s analysis, Policy Whisperer Susan Maury (@SusanMaury) of Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand (@GoodAdvocacy), Elise Klein (@EliseJKlein) of ANU, Policy Whisperer Kay Cook (@KayCookPhD) of Swinburne University, and Kelly Bowey of the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare (@CFECFW) share a summary of their research that indicates raising the rate and removing compliance requirements would support women to increase their productivity, both in their paid and unpaid work. This article is drawn from a paper entitled Gendered impacts of changing social security payments during COVID-19 lockdowns: An exploratory study.

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Womens Policy Action TankWomen's Policy Action Tankwelfare reform, Social Welfare, women and work, parenting
Building Inclusive Police Organisations: How Do Women Experience Gender Equity Policies?
Building Inclusive Police Organisations: How Do Women Experience Gender Equity Policies?

While women have made great strides in male-dominated industries, representation is seldom adequate to shift organisational culture, particularly in highly masculinised industries. In today’s analysis, Kathy Newton (@KathyNewton2208) of Western Sydney University (@WesternSydneyU) shares her findings in how female police officers experience three policies designed to improve gender parity: the provision of breastfeeding rooms, flexible or part-time work options, and gender quotas. This analysis is drawn from a recently-published article.

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Womens Policy Action TankWomen's Policy Action TankGender Inequity, motherhood, police, parenting
How can we help young people to overcome adversity and look to the future?
How can we help young people to overcome adversity and look to the future?

One answer may be found closer to home than we think – in supporting parents. In today’s analysis, Life Course Centre (@lifecourseAust) researcher Dr Carys Chainey (@CarysChainey) from The University of Queensland (@UQ_News) discusses policy responses to her research into the power of evidence-based parenting supports in helping young people to thrive after adversity and to think and act towards the future.

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Womens Policy Action TankLife Course Centreyoung people, trauma, parenting, Children, mental health