Marian Baird - Newsroom articles
Fewer women run top Australian companies than men named John 07 Mar 2017
MamaMia, ABC, and The New Daily
MamaMia, ABC, and The New Daily quoted Professor Marian Baird about the career progression of women to executive-level roles.
Jennifer breaks through gender barrier, but workforce still highly segregated 07 Mar 2017
The Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times, Age and Canberra Times
The Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times, Age and Canberra Times quoted Professor Marian Baird about women working in male-dominated industries and the feminisation of some jobs including the care sector. The article discussed the Senate inquiry on gender segregation in the workplace, to which the University’s Work and Family Policy Roundtable made a submission.
Professor Marian Baird quoted in Sing Tao Daily (China) 28 Feb 2017
Sing Tao Daily (China)
Sing Tao Daily (China) quoted Professor Marian Baird about the disproportionate and negative impact the Fair Work Commission’s decision to cut Sunday penalty rates will have on women.
Sunday penalty rates: Women to bear the brunt of cuts, experts say 26 Feb 2017
The Sun Herald, Sunday Age, Sydney Morning Herald and Sunday Canberra Times
The Sun Herald, Sunday Age, Sydney Morning Herald and Sunday Canberra Times quoted Professor Marian Baird about the disproportionate and negative impact the Fair Work Commission’s decision to cut Sunday penalty rates will have on women.
Professor Marian Baird on ABC Radio National’s The World Today 09 Feb 2017
ABC Radio National’s The World Today
ABC Radio National’s The World Today interviewed Professor Marian Baird about the federal government’s 'omnibus bill' that includes changes to Paid Parental Leave, child care and welfare payments.
Rise of the fatherhood penalty is concerning 01 Feb 2017
Goondiwindi Argus
Professor Marian Baird from the Business School was quoted in Goondiwindi Argus about the slow shift in Australian workplaces recognising the realities of the modern working father.
HSU’s Diana Asmar dismisses cash for maternity leave critics 08 Nov 2016
The Australian
The Australian quoted Professor Marian Baird and Associate Professor Rae Cooper about the rarity of taking paid maternity leave as a monetary benefit.
HSU fat cat Diana Asmar milks maternity pay 07 Nov 2016
The Australian
The Australian quoted Professor Marian Baird about the entitlements under the Paid Parental Leave scheme as it currently exists in regards to an employee who “cashed out” 12 weeks’ maternity leave.
Nick Xenophon: A greater threat to paid parental leave than Scott Morrison? 01 Nov 2016
Women's Agenda
Women’s Agenda quoted Professor Marian Baird on her analysis of the impact of proposed changes to the Paid Parental Leave scheme.
An Australian Company Is About To Open A New Co-Working Space “Exclusive To Men” 01 Nov 2016
Junkee
Professor Marian Baird was quoted in Junkee about the gendered nature of work particularly in the start-up sector, in regards to a company offering co-working spaces exclusively to men