Marian Baird - Newsroom articles
Great expectations: teens want careers as actors and YouTubers 15 Aug 2017
The Australian
Professor Marian Baird was quoted in The Australian, following a report about an Australian Institute of Family Studies survey on teenagers’ career aspirations.
Meet the dads who mother 18 Jun 2017
The Times of India
The Times of India quoted Professor Marian Baird about her research on employer attitudes to paid parental leave.
What's holding so many well-educated women back when it comes to work? 11 Jun 2017
Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday Age and Brisbane Times
Professor Marian Baird was quoted in an article by the Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday Age and Brisbane Times about women employed in positions below their skill level for lower pay rates. The article was syndicated nationally.
What we need to do to make workplaces fairer to women 24 May 2017
Sydney Morning Herald, Age, Canberra Times, Brisbane Times and WA Today
Professor Marian Baird and PhD candidate Ly Phan were interviewed in an article about strategies to achieve greater equality in workplace gender representation published by the Sydney Morning Herald, Age, Canberra Times, Brisbane Times and WA Today.
Families warned they may risk liability for injuries to au pairs and nannies 21 May 2017
Sydney Morning Herald and WA Today
Professor Marian Baird was quoted in articles published in the Sydney Morning Herald and WA Today about the legal responsibilities of families directly employing nannies and au pairs. The article was syndicated nationally.
Microsoft extends paid parental leave to 20 weeks and sets new benchmark 02 May 2017
Stuff (NZ)
Stuff.co.nz (New Zealand) quoted Professor Marian Baird about the significance of Microsoft’s agreement to extend its paid parental leave to 20 weeks.
Microsoft extends paid parental leave to 20 weeks and sets new benchmark 02 May 2017
The Sydney Morning Herald
Professor Marian Baird was quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald, Age and Canberra Times about the significance of Microsoft’s agreement to extend its paid parental leave to 20 weeks.
The one top-earning job that pays women more than men 22 Apr 2017
The Newcastle Herald
Professor Marian Baird was quoted in The Newcastle Herald about the top-earning jobs in Australia and corresponding gender disparities.
The gender income gap in more than 1000 occupations, in one chart 20 Apr 2017
Sydney Morning Herald, Age, and Canberra Times
Professor Marian Baird was quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald, Age, Canberra Times and articles syndicated in other newspapers on Fairfax Media data on the top-earning jobs in Australia and corresponding gender disparities.
This is the paid parental leave Australian families need 24 Mar 2017
60 Minutes
60 Minutes on Channel 9 interviewed Professor Marian Baird about fathers accessing paid parental leave schemes in Australia and Sweden.