Grandparent childcare and labour market participation in Australia
Grandparent childcare and labour market participation in Australia
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澳大利亚的祖父母育儿和劳动力市场参与
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2015
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Bridget Jenkins
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Myra Hamilton;Bridget Jenkins
这项研究探讨了祖父母的育儿服务与他们的劳动力市场和退休决定之间的交叉点。在人口老龄化和由此带来的相关挑战的背景下，政策越来越强调让成年澳大利亚人参与劳动力市场。与此同时，许多澳大利亚的祖父母正在承担相当大的照顾孙辈的责任。在这两个可能相互矛盾的主要趋势的背景下，目前还没有研究探讨代际托儿服务对祖父母参与或退出劳动力市场的决定的影响，以及政策影响。使用混合方法的方法，这项研究将解决研究中的这一差距。这项研究的动机是需要揭示祖父母育儿在祖父母的工作和退休决定中扮演的角色，以及政策在支持祖父母对工作和育儿做出真实的选择方面的作用。
This study explores the intersection between grandparents’ childcare provision and their labour market and retirement decisions. In the context of an ageing population and the associated challenges this will pose, there is growing policy emphasis on keeping mature-age Australians engaged in the labour market. At the same time, many Australian grandparents are taking on considerable caring responsibilities for their grandchildren. In the context of these two major and potentially contradictory trends, there is as yet no research that explores the effect of intergenerational childcare provision on grandparents’ decisions about labour market participation or exit, and the policy implications. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study will address this gap in research. The study is motivated by the need to uncover what role grandparent childcare plays in grandparents’ work and retirement decisions, and the role for policy in supporting grandparents to make real choices about work and childcare.