Parental and Maternity Leave: Papers, Studies and Reports
In September 2008, the WWRG hosted a consultation workshop for the Productivity Commission and now congratulates the Productivity Commission on their final report.
In the 2009-2010 Budget, the Government announced that it will introduce a paid parental leave scheme on 1 January 2011 that is based closely on the recommendations of the final report of the Commission's Inquiry into Paid Parental Leave.
An outline of the announced scheme can be read on the website of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
- Parental Leave in Australia Study
- For a comprehensive understanding of maternity and parental leave in Australia, visit the Parental Leave in Australia Study website. The study was undertaken by Associate Professors Gillian Whitehouse and Marian Baird and colleagues at the Universities of Queensland and Sydney.
- Paid maternity, paternity and parental leave for Australia: An evaluation of the context, evidence and policy options

- Marian Baird, Jenni Whelan and Alison Page
This paper canvasses the research evidence in Australia and internationally on paid maternity and parental leave schemes. - Submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry into paid parental leave

- Dr Leanne Cutcher and Tilly Milroy
Annual Report
Women and Work Choices Reports
NSW Report
- Down and Out with Work Choices:
The Impact of Work Choices on the Work and Lives of Women in Low Paid Employment

- Marian Baird, Rae Cooper and Damian Oliver
ACT Report
National Reports
- Women and WorkChoices: Impacts on the Low Pay Sector

- Jude Elton, Janis Bailey, Marian Baird, Sara Charlesworth, Rae Cooper, Bradon Ellem, Therese Jefferson, Fiona Macdonald, Damian Oliver, Barbara Pocock, Alison Preston and Gillian Whitehouse
- Women and WorkChoices: Impacts on the Low Pay Sector - Summary Report


