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Dr

Barbara Broadway

Senior Research Fellow
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
economics
business & economics
social sciences
work
employment
social-security
maternity leave
parental leave
mothers
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Projects

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RED Deed of Access

2019 - 2024
Active
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THE IMPACT OF INCOME SUPPORT DESIGN ON THE OUTCOMES OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH

2019 - 2022
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THE IMPACT OF INCOME SUPPORT DESIGN ON THE OUTCOMES OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH

2019 - 2021
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THE IMPACT OF INCOME SUPPORT DESIGN ON THE OUTCOMES OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH

This project aims to assess how children from low-income families are affected by welfare policy design in Australia – specifically, by poli..

2018 - 2021
Completed
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THE IMPACT OF INCOME SUPPORT DESIGN ON THE OUTCOMES OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH

This project aims to assess how children from low-income families are affected by welfare policy design in Australia – specifically, by poli..

2018 - 2019
Completed
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The effect of parental leave on labour force participation and child health

2012 - 2015
Completed
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Low-paid women's workforce participation decisions and pay equity

2014 - 2015
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SERVICES AGREEMENT - SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH NCVER - NR11103: PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR DISADVANTAGED GROUPS THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2011 - 2014
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Project Types

4

Research Grant

3

Research Contracts

1

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

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Introduction

Barbara Broadway

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALIAN ECONOMIC REVIEW

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Reducing the Generosity and Increasing the Conditionality of Welfare Benefits for People with Disability: "Turning the Supertanker" or "Squeezing the Balloon"?*

Barbara Broadway, Duncan McVicar

Journal article  |  2021  |  SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS

We compare outcomes of disability benefit applicants before and after a major Australian reform of disability benefits, with two g..

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Introduction

Barbara Broadway

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALIAN ECONOMIC REVIEW

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PARENTS WITH CHILDREN AT HOME REACH BREAKING POINT

Barbara Broadway, Susan Mendez, Julie Moschion

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

Parents are reporting high levels of mental stress amid the COVID-19 economic downturn, highlighting that we need new policies to ..

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Help! High Levels of Parents’ Mental Distress

Barbara Broadway, Julie Moschion, Susan Mendez

Report  |  2020

Of the close to 5 million parents with children under 18 in Australia, 24 percent have reported high rates of mental distress sinc..

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Childcare a Challenge For Poorer Single Parents

Barbara Broadway, Esperanza Vera-Toscano

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

The HILDA Survey suggests single-parent households in Australia are abandoning formal childcare as they face greater poverty rates..

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Single parents are getting priced out of daycare, triggering a vicious cycle of entrenched poverty

Barbara Broadway, Esperanza Vera-Toscano

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

Female workforce participation has risen for the past two decades in Australia, and in turn, more young kids have been attending f..

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PARENTS OF SCHOOL-AGE KIDS DURING COVID-19? YES, YOU’RE STRESSED

Barbara Broadway, Julie Moschion, Susan Mendez

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

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Behind closed doors: the surge in mental distress of parents

Barbara Broadway, Susan Mendez, Julie Moschion

Report  |  2020

The economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent restrictions has had an alarming effect on Australians' m..

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The Impact of Paid Parental Leave on Labor Supply and Employment Outcomes in Australia

Barbara Broadway, Guyonne Kalb, Duncan McVicar, Bill Martin

Report  |  2020  |  Feminist Economics

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Keyword Analysis

Applied Economics
Microeconomics
Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Work and Labour Market
Health Services and Systems
Policy and Administration
Schools and Learning Environments
Evaluation of Health and Support Services
Expanding Knowledge
Macroeconomics

News

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Time to reform Australia’s unfair family support system

Barbara Broadway

Raising children isn’t easy, especially when times are tough and the family income might be hit, or you are a single parent, or both parents..

March 16, 2021
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Parents with children at home reach breaking point

Barbara Broadway, Susan Méndez, Julie Moschion

As Australia emerges from COVID-19, many have lost their jobs and businesses, resulting in high levels of mental distress, particularly amon..

December 8, 2020
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Single parents are getting priced out of daycare, triggering a vicious cycle of entrenched poverty

Barbara Broadway, Esperanza Vera-Toscano

ShutterstockFemale workforce participation has risen for the past two decades in Australia, and in turn, more y..

November 19, 2020
conversation Article
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Childcare a challenge for poorer single parents

Barbara Broadway, Esperanza Vera-Toscano

One of the starkest and long-standing trends in labour markets around the world, is the growing participation of mothers. Facilitating this ..

November 19, 2020
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Australia’s COVID-19 Budget

Brendan Churchill, Lyn Craig, Chris Edmond, Barbara Broadway, Jeff Borland

Australia’s 2020-21 Federal Budget has been defined by the COVID-19 pandemic.Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced billions of dollars in spen..

October 7, 2020
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Parents of school-age kids during COVID-19? Yes, you’re stressed

Barbara Broadway, Julie Moschion, Susan Méndez

It has been very clear from early on in the COVID-19 crisis that mental health issues will be one of the greatest consequences of the lockdo..

August 6, 2020
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Sharing the load

Barbara Broadway

Men and women both benefit from striking a balance between their work and home life – especially once children come into the picture. But, a..

March 28, 2019
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It's not just women at the top who are paid less than men

Roger Wilkins, Barbara Broadway

Wages are low among hospitality workers, who are disproportionately female. ShutterstockDebate around gender pay gap often gravitates toward..

December 3, 2017
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The minimum wage gender divide

Barbara Broadway, Roger Wilkins

It’s a man’s world. At least, it still is in Australia’s workplaces. In 2016, Australian females pocketed significantly less than their male..

November 30, 2017
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Credentials

Positions

Senior Research Fellow

Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

Education

Economist

University of Bonn

ECONOMICS

Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg

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