BCEC|WGEA Gender Equity Insights 2024 online report launch

Join the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) and the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) for the national online report launch for Gender Equity Insights 2024 on Monday 9 September 2024.

Part-time work arrangements have traditionally provided people the opportunity to balance work with other responsibilities, enabling a broader constituency of individuals to participate in the workforce.

But we also know that working part-time can limit pay and career progression resulting in long-term economic disadvantages for women, including lower lifetime earnings and reduced retirement savings.

Despite its historical significance, the orthodox concept of part-time work is being re-evaluated in light of emerging work practices and employee preferences that attach increased value to flexibility, autonomy and the ability for work to align with responsibilities at home.

For this ninth report in the Gender Equity Insights series from BCEC and WGEA, we take a detailed look at the incidence and evolution of part-time work in Australia, examine its relevance to the future of work, and explore the potential for part-time work options to be superseded by more fluid and adaptable work arrangements.

Hear key findings from report lead authors Professor Alan Duncan, Director, and Dr Silvia Salazar, Senior Research Fellow, both of BCEC, alongside remarks from Hon. Mary Wooldridge, Chief Executive Officer, WGEA, and a special panel of experts.