Belinda Hewitt

Reordering gender systems: can COVID-19 lead to improved gender equality and health?

Tania King, Belinda Hewitt, Bradley Crammond, Georgina Sutherland, Humaira Maheen, Anne Kavanagh

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Lancet

COVID-19 has delivered a shock to existing gender systems that could recalibrate gender roles, with beneficial effects on populati..

Life transitions and women's desired number of children: the impact of motherhood, relationships and employment

Melissa Johnstone, J Lucke, B Hewitt

Journal article  |  2020  |  Community, Work & Family

Becoming a Female-Breadwinner Household in Australia: Changes in Relationship Satisfaction

Niels Blom, Belinda Hewitt

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Marriage and Family

Indigenous family life in Australia: A history of difference and deficit

Laura Dunstan, Belinda Hewitt, Sana Nakata

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australian Journal of Social Issues

Indigenous family life has been a key target of family and child policies in Australia since colonisation. In this paper, we ident..

Part-time strategies of women and men of childbearing age in the Netherlands and Australia

Mara Yerkes, Belinda Hewitt

Book Chapter  |  2019

This book brings together leading international authors from a number of fields to provide an up to date understanding of part-tim..

Does part-time employment status really reduce time pressure?

Judy Rose, Belinda Hewitt

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Sociology

Part-time employment rates are increasing in Australia, for both women and men. However, gendered patterns in part-time employment..

Contemporary fatherhood: Social, demographic and attitudinal factors associated with involved fathering and long work hours

Laetitia Coles, Belinda Hewitt, Bill Martin

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY

Making and unmaking families

B Hewitt, M Brady

Book Chapter  |  2018

The Handbook on Gender and Social Policy provides a comprehensive introduction to this field with up-to-date accounts of debates a..

Gender Equality and Restless Sleep Among Partnered Europeans

David J Maume, Belinda Hewitt, Leah Ruppanner

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

Discrimination at the Intersections: Experiences of Community and Belonging in Nonmonosexual Persons of Color

G Lim, B Hewitt

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Bisexuality

Researchers have established that both nonmonosexual, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) persons of Color face..

Exploring the Cohabitation Gap in Relationship Dissolution and Health and Wellbeing: A Longitudinal Analysis of Transitions from Cohabitation and Marriage in Switzerland and Australia

B Hewitt, Marieke Voorpostel, Gavin Turrell

Book Chapter  |  2018

With the increase of unmarried cohabitation a growing body of research examines health differences between married and cohabiting ..

Do active modes of transport cause lower body mass index? Findings from the HABITAT longitudinal study

Gavin Turrell, Belinda A Hewitt, Jerome N Rachele, Billie Giles-Corti, Lucy Busija, Wendy J Brown

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

Prospective trends in body mass index by main transport mode, 2007-2013

Gavin Turrell, Belinda A Hewitt, Jerome N Rachele, Billie Giles-Corti, Wendy J Brown

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH

Frank and Fearless: Supporting Academic Career Progression for Women in an Australian Program

Polly Parker, Belinda Hewitt, Jennifer Witheriff, Amy Cooper

Journal article  |  2018  |  ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES

Indigenous children's affective engagement with school: The influence of socio-structural, subjective and relational factors

Laura Dunstan, Belinda Hewitt, Wojtek Tomaszewski

Journal article  |  2017  |  Australian Journal of Education

Editorial for Special Collection on New Relationships from a Comparative Perspective

Anne-Rigt Poortman, Belinda Hewitt

Journal article  |  2017  |  Demographic Research

The benefits of paid maternity leave for mothers' post-partum health and wellbeing: Evidence from an Australian evaluation

Belinda Hewitt, Lyndall Strazdins, Bill Martin

Journal article  |  2017  |  SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

Millennium Mums Report, Waves 1 - 5

B Hewitt, M Baird, M Brady, L Coles, J Dickinson, L Strazdins, G Whitehouse, N Xiang, M Yerkes

Report  |  2017

Young Mothers' Experiences of Receiving the Baby Bonus: A Qualitative Study

Cameryn C Garrett, Louise Keogh, Belinda Hewitt, Danielle C Newton, Anne M Kavanagh

Journal article  |  2017  |  AUSTRALIAN SOCIAL WORK

Young maternal age at first birth and mental health later in life: Does the association vary by birth cohort?

Zoe Aitken, Belinda Hewitt, Louise Keogh, Anthony D LaMontagne, Rebecca Bentley, Anne M Kavanagh

Journal article  |  2016  |  SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

Gender differences in relationship preferences after union dissolution

Anne-Rigt Poortman, Belinda Hewitt

Journal article  |  2015  |  ADVANCES IN LIFE COURSE RESEARCH

Digital socialization: young people's changing value orientations towards internet use between adolescence and early adulthood

Jonathan Smith, Belinda Hewitt, Zlatko Skrbis

Journal article  |  2015  |  Information, Communication & Society

Time on housework and selection into and out of relationships in Australia: a multiprocess, multilevel approach

Michele Haynes, Janeen Baxter, Belinda Hewitt, Mark Western

Journal article  |  2015  |  LONGITUDINAL AND LIFE COURSE STUDIES

The maternal health outcomes of paid maternity leave: A systematic review

Zoe Aitken, Cameryn C Garrett, Belinda Hewitt, Louise Keogh, Jane S Hocking, Anne M Kavanagh

Journal article  |  2015  |  SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

Relationship Dissolution

B HEWITT, J Baxter

Book Chapter  |  2015

Ann Evans 2.1 Introduction Australians entered the twenty-first century having experienced 50 years of profound change in the nat..

Change in walking for transport: a longitudinal study of the influence of neighbourhood disadvantage and individual-level socioeconomic position in mid-aged adults

Gavin Turrell, Belinda Hewitt, Michele Haynes, Andrea Nathan, Billie Giles-Corti

Journal article  |  2014  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

SEPARATED PARENTS REPRODUCING AND UNDOING GENDER THROUGH DEFINING LEGITIMATE USES OF CHILD SUPPORT

Kristin Natalier, Belinda Hewitt

Journal article  |  2014  |  GENDER & SOCIETY

Marriage

J Baxter, B HEWITT, J Rose

Book Chapter  |  2014

Ann Evans 2.1 Introduction Australians entered the twenty-first century having experienced 50 years of profound change in the nat..

Disagreements among cohabiting and married couples in 22 European countries

Tanja van der Lippe, Marieke Voorpostel, Belinda Hewitt

Journal article  |  2014  |  DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH

Do co-residence and intentions make a difference? Relationship satisfaction in married, cohabiting, and living apart together couples in four countries

Tsui-o Tai, Janeen Baxter, Belinda Hewitt

Journal article  |  2014  |  DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH

Paid Parental Leave Evaluation PHASE 3 REPORT

B Martin, B HEWITT, M Yerkes, N Xiang, J Rose, L Coles

Report  |  2014

Paid Parental Leave Evaluation: Final Report

B Martin, M Baird, M Brady, B Broadway, B HEWITT, G Kalb, L Strazdins, W Tomaszewski,, M Zadoroznyj, J Baxter, R Chen, M Foley, D McVicar, G Whitehouse, N Xiang

Report  |  2014

Preschool participation among indigenous children in Australia

B Hewitt, M Walter

Journal article  |  2014  |  Family Matters

Labor and Love: Wives' Employment and Divorce Risk in its Socio-Political Context

Lynn Prince Cooke, Jani Erola, Marie Evertsson, Michael Gahler, Juho Harkonen, Belinda Hewitt, Marika Jalovaara, Man-Yee Kan, Torkild Hovde Lyngstad, Letizia Mencarini, Jean-Francois Mignot, Dimitri Mortelmans, Anne-Rigt Poortman, Christian Schmitt, Heike Trappe

Journal article  |  2013  |  Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society

Relationship Dissolution and Time on Housework

Belinda Hewitt, Michele Haynes, Janeen Baxter

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Women and part-time employment: Easing or squeezing time pressure?

Judy Rose, Belinda Hewitt, Janeen Baxter

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Sociology

Post-separation parenting and indigenous families

M Walter, B Hewitt

Journal article  |  2013  |  Family Matters

This paper explores the shape and practice of Indigenous family relationships as they relate to post-separation parenting. While w..

Trends in employer-paid maternity leave usage in Australia: 2005-2010

G Whitehouse, B HEWITT, B Martin, M Baird

Journal article  |  2013  |  Australian Journal of Labour Economics

While the Australian government’s implementation of a Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme in January 2011 is expected to increase acc..

Paid Parental Leave Evaluation PHASE 2 REPORT

B Martin, M Yerkes, B HEWITT, M Baird, A Jones, E Rose, J Rose, K Davis, L Coles, A Heron, N Xiang

Report  |  2013

Australia's first national Paid Parental Leave scheme was introduced on 1 January 2011. Under the scheme, eligible working parents..

Negotiating Domestic Labor: Women's Earnings and Housework Time in Australia

Janeen Baxter, Belinda Hewitt

Journal article  |  2013  |  Feminist Economics

Editorial: Family, work and well-being over the life course

B Hewitt, L Craig, J Baxter

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Population Research

Non-standard employment and fathers' time in household labour

Belinda Hewitt, Janeen Baxter, Cameron Mieklejohn

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Family Studies

Fatherhood in the 21st Century

Deborah Dempsey, Belinda Hewitt

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Family Studies

HOUSEHOLD DIVISIONS OF LABOUR: TEAMWORK, GENDER AND TIME

Belinda Hewitt

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Sociology

The influence of neighbourhood disadvantage on smoking cessation and its contribution to inequalities in smoking status

Gavin Turrell, Belinda A Hewitt, Sophie A Miller

Journal article  |  2012  |  Drug and Alcohol Review

Marital loss, mental health and the role of perceived social support: findings from six waves of an Australian population based panel study

Belinda Hewitt, Gavin Turrell, Katrina Giskes

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Expecting the unexpected Young people's expectations about marriage and family

Zlatko Skrbis, Mark Western, Bruce Tranter, David Hogan, Rebecca Coates, Jonathan Smith, Belinda Hewitt, Margery Mayall

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Sociology

Who gets married in Australia? The characteristics associated with a transition into first marriage 2001-6

Belinda Hewitt, Janeen Baxter

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Sociology

Paid Parental Leave evaluation: Phase 1

B Martin, B HEWITT, M Baird, J Baxter, A Heron, G Whitehouse, M Zadoroznyj, N Xiang, D Broom, L Connelly, A Jones, G Kalb, D McVicar, L Strazdins, M Walter, M Western, M Wooden

Report  |  2012

Editorial: Fatherhood in the 21st Century

D Dempsey, B Hewitt

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Family Studies

The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children Implications of the study design for analysis and results

B HEWITT

Report  |  2012

Short-term Functional Health and Well-Being After Marital Separation: Does Initiator Status Make a Difference?

Belinda Hewitt, Gavin Turrell

Journal article  |  2011  |  American Journal of Epidemiology

Pathways Into Marriage: Cohabitation and the Domestic Division of Labor

Janeen Baxter, Michele Haynes, Belinda Hewitt

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Family Issues

'It's Not Just About the Money': Non-resident Fathers' Perspectives on Paying Child Support

Kristin Natalier, Belinda Hewitt

Journal article  |  2010  |  Sociology

The implications of child support for housing after relationship dissolution

Maggie Walter, Belinda Hewitt, Kristin Natalier, Maryann Wulff, Margaret Reynolds

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Family Studies

Education and Unintended Pregnancies in Australia: Do Differences in Relationship Status and Age at Birth Explain the Education Gradient

B Hewitt, P England, J Baxter, EF Shafer

Journal article  |  2010  |  Population Review

Change in the Association Between Premarital Cohabitation and Separation, Australia 1945-2000

Belinda Hewitt, David De Vaus

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Marriage and Family

Which Spouse Initiates Marital Separation When There Are Children Involved?

Belinda Hewitt

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Marriage and Family

Who Uses Paid Domestic Labor in Australia? Choice and Constraint in Hiring Household Help

Janeen Baxter, Belinda Hewitt, Mark Western

Journal article  |  2009  |  Feminist Economics

CONTEMPORARY MOTHERHOOD: THE IMPACT OF CHILDREN ON ADULT TIME

Belinda Hewitt

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Sociology

Life course transitions and housework: Marriage, parenthood, and time on housework

Janeen Baxter, Belinda Hewitt, Michele Haynes

Conference Proceedings  |  2008  |  Journal of Marriage and Family

Child support and housing outcomes

K Natalier, M Walter, M Wulff, M Reynolds, B Hewitt

Report  |  2008  |  Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Final Report Series

Who decides? The social characteristics of who initiates marital separation

Belinda Hewitt, Mark Western, Janeen Baxter

Journal article  |  2006  |  Journal of Marriage and Family

Family, work and health - The impact of marriage, parenthood and employment on self-reported health of Australian men and women

B Hewitt, J Baxter, M Western

Journal article  |  2006  |  Journal of Sociology

Post-familial families and the domestic division of labour

J Baxter, B Hewitt, M Western

Journal article  |  2005  |  Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Marraige breakdown in Australia - The social correlates of separation and divorce

B Hewitt, J Baxter, M Western

Journal article  |  2005  |  Journal of Sociology

Measuring socio-economic position in dietary research: is choice of socio-economic indicator important?

G Turrell, B Hewitt, C Patterson, B Oldenburg

Journal article  |  2003  |  Public Health Nutr.

The validity of publication and citation counts for Sociology and other selected disciplines

JM Najman, B Hewitt

Journal article  |  2003  |  Journal of Sociology

The validity of publication and citation counts for Sociology and other selected disciplines

JM Najman, B Hewitt

Journal article  |  2003  |  Journal of Sociology

Socioeconomic differences in food purchasing behaviour and suggested implications for diet-related health promotion

G Turrell, B Hewitt, C Patterson, B Oldenburg, T Gould

Journal article  |  2002  |  J. Hum. Nutr. Diet.

Cities and consumption spaces

P Mullins, K Natalier, P Smith, B Smeaton

Journal article  |  1999  |  Urban Affairs Review

Gender, justice and domestic work: life course transitions and perceptions of fairness

Journal article  |  Longitudinal and Life Course Studies

The gender pay gap is harming women’s health

A Milner, A Kavanagh, B Hewitt

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Despite the fact more women are employed than ever before, a gender pay gap is still a reality in Australia. Most recent figures s..

Removal of ‘double dipping’ from parental leave may impact mothers’ health

B HEWITT, A Kavanagh, L Strazdins, Z Aitken

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