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

Melissa Johnstone; J Lucke; B Hewitt

Journal article

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

Melissa Johnstone, J Lucke, B Hewitt

Community, Work & Family | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1080/13668803.2020.1744526

University of Melbourne Researchers

Belinda Hewitt Author Social and Political Sciences

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ENHANCING WELLBEING OVER THE FAMILY LIFE COURSE

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ENHANCING WELLBEING OVER THE FAMILY LIFE COURSE

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Funding Acknowledgements

The research on which this paper is based was conducted as part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, The University of Newcastle and The University of Queensland. We are grateful to the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing for funding and to the women who provided the survey data.