Marian Baird - Newsroom articles
Different agendas as Mr Mums go missing 12 Sep 2012
news.com.au
Professor Marian Baird discusses why Australian fathers are shunning the chance to be Mr Mum on the public purse.
Women 'miss out' in mining boom 08 Jul 2012
Canberra Times
The Sunday Canberra Times has interviewed Professor Marian Baird, Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney Business School, regarding career inequalities for women.
Dressed down over dress-ups 13 May 2012
Sydney Morning Herald
Professor Marian Baird, discipline of Work and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney Business School, has been interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald regarding companies outsourcing style consultant presentations.
Women and work 17 Apr 2012
ABC Radio
ABC Radio Newcastle and ABC Canberra have interviewed Professor Marian Baird, Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney Business School, regarding the provision of maternity leave and differences between the private sector and government sector, as well as a unique scheme in the private sector that rewards women for returning to work with extra pay.
Debate over child care rebate for nannies 11 Apr 2012
ABC Radio National
Professor Marian Baird, Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney Business School, has been interviewed by ABC Radio National Breakfast, as part of a debate over whether nannies should be subsidised through the childcare rebate.
Much more than a nanny state April 02, 2012
Canberra Times
A columnist in the Canberra Times has quoted Marian Baird and Alexandra Heron, of the Women and Work Research Group at the University of Sydney Business School, which argued that a broader approach than simply extending the childcare rebate to nannies was needed to fix the problems encountered by working families who engage with various means of child care.
Childcare debate off and running March 29, 2012
Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review has published an op-ed by Marian Baird, director of the Women and Work Research Group at the University of Sydney Business School and Alexandra Heron, research associate for the Women and Work Research Group. They opine that while the Federal Opposition's proposal to extend the childcare rebate to nannies is welcome, it is only part of the solution to a complex problem.
Women mean business March 15, 2012
Business Review Weekly
Business Review Weekly has interviewed Professor Marian Baird, Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies, regarding the doubling in the number of women running their own business since 2007.
Women take a firm approach to the future March 07, 2012
Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph has interviewed Professor Marian Baird, Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney Business School, regarding women and work. Professor Baird explained that as economic security and work-family balance become ever more pressing issues for women in Australia, part-time work is important for women who are managing their own businesses.
Women can do anything, but can they do everything? November 07, 2011
ABC Radio Triple J
Triple J radio's "Hack" program has interviewed Professor Marian Baird, University of Sydney Business School, Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies, about gender equality in the workplace.