Publications and Seminars
Aequus Partners publish and present research locally and internationally.Seminar presentations and publications address: A sample of key publications and seminars are provided below.
Work, Family and Caring Responsibilities
2010Work and family in Australia (a snapshot): The International Corner, Sloan Work and Family Research Network Boston College, March 2010.
2008
‘Improving the work/care dynamic’ (2008) Making the link. Affirmative action and employment relations Vol 19, p. 53-55.
'Implementing family-friendly practices in Australia: National, industry and organisational insights' in forthcoming edited volume No matter where you are - you should care about work and family. A practical guideline for implementing effective work family policies in different countries around the Globe. (Bourke, J., MacKenzie, S., and Andrews, J.)
'Working with life in China' Paper presented to the Boston College Global Workforce Roundtable: Global Summit 2008: Asia Pacific, Role of Work-Life in Recruitment, Retention, and Development of Top Talent. Shanghai, February 2008.
2007
'The hidden face of care: Combining work and caring responsibilities for the aged and people with a disability' Taskforce on Care Costs (published on-line tocc.org.au)
'Childcare affordability index' Taskforce on Care Costs, (published on-line tocc.org.au)
'Getting the work/cost of care mix right' Making the Link, 18th Women, Management and Employment Relations 45 - 46.
2006
'Living through Work; Working through Life' Paper presented to the Families and Work Research Conference, March 2006, Family Studies Center, School of Family Life, Brigham Young University.
'Where to now? TOCC final report', Taskforce on Care Costs (published on-line tocc.org.au)
'Using the law in creative ways: Caring responsibilities and discrimination law in NSW/Australia' Conference on Working time for Working Families: The way ahead in California San Francisco, September
'Who cares about the cost of care?' (Summer, 66) Living Ethics, 10.
'Who Cares?' AMP.NATSEM Income and Wealth Report Sydney, May
2005
'The price of caring', Working NSW Conference, Sydney, June
'Care-giver discrimination law and litigation: In theory and in practice', International Working Time, Discrimination and the Law Conference, Washington DC, March
'Valuing Care: The relationship between workforce participation and the financial cost of care' Community Work and Family Conference, Manchester, March
'Creating Choice: Employment and the Cost of Care', Taskforce on Care Costs (published on-line tocc.org.au)
'Engaging Leaders on Work/Life Issues' Australian Law Management Jounral, p118-120
2003
'Making the case for work/life balance in the legal profession' 7(2) (July) The St Paul Newsletter 11
'Managing work/life balance: a key ingredient for success' Workplace Info on line news service, 14 March
2002
'Moving beyond the band aid approach to well-being' Workplace Info on-line news service, October
'Treading water on work and family issues' Workplace Info on-line news service, 4 September
2000
'Organizational Change and Gender Equity: International perspectives on fathers and mothers at the workplace' San Francisco: Sage
'Let's get personal' in H. Wilkinson (ed), Family Business, London: Demos.
'Work and Family Issues in Japan and the Republic of Korea' Work-Family Policy Paper Series, Boston: The Center for Work & Family, Boston College (Sponsored by IBM).
'Guide to evaluating work and family strategies' Canberra: Work and Family Unit, Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business.
'Work and Family: Current thinking, research and practice' Canberra: Department of Family and Community Services.
Contact details: For more information please email Dr. Graeme Russell or Juliet Bourke