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Executive Summary: A Balancing Act: Life, work and connection in the middle years
Content Warning: This report discusses suicide and mental health challenges. If you or someone you know needs support, please contact: Lifeline (13 11 14), Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636), or Suicide Call Back Service (1300 659 467). This executive summary... Read article
Content Warning: This report discusses suicide and mental health challenges. If you or someone you know needs support, please contact: Lifeline (13 11 14), Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636), or Suicide Call Back Service (1300 659 467). This executive summary... Read article
A Balancing Act: Life, work and connection in the middle years
Content Warning: This media release discusses suicide and mental health challenges. If you or someone you know needs support, please contact: Lifeline (13 11 14), Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636), or Suicide Call Back Service (1300 659 467). New research into... Read article
Content Warning: This media release discusses suicide and mental health challenges. If you or someone you know needs support, please contact: Lifeline (13 11 14), Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636), or Suicide Call Back Service (1300 659 467). New research into... Read article
Presentation: Gender Equity Insights 2025: The power of balance
View the slides by lead author Professor Alan Duncan, Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, from the launch of the report Gender Equity Insights 2025: The power of balance. About the report The tenth report in the BCEC|WGEA Gender Equity Insights... Read article
View the slides by lead author Professor Alan Duncan, Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, from the launch of the report Gender Equity Insights 2025: The power of balance. About the report The tenth report in the BCEC|WGEA Gender Equity Insights... Read article
Gender Equity Insights 2025: The power of balance
New analysis of gender equality in Australian workplaces Series: Gender Equity Insights | Partners: Workplace Gender Equality Agency Executive Summary Workforce gender equity in Australia remains a story of both progress and fragility. Some industries are breaking through to... Read article
New analysis of gender equality in Australian workplaces Series: Gender Equity Insights | Partners: Workplace Gender Equality Agency Executive Summary Workforce gender equity in Australia remains a story of both progress and fragility. Some industries are breaking through to... Read article
Executive Summary: Gender Equity Insights 2025: The power of balance
This executive summary is a concise overview of the key findings and recommendations from the BCEC | WGEA report, Gender Equity Insights 2025: The power of balance. Executive Summary Workforce gender equity in Australia remains a story of both progress... Read article
This executive summary is a concise overview of the key findings and recommendations from the BCEC | WGEA report, Gender Equity Insights 2025: The power of balance. Executive Summary Workforce gender equity in Australia remains a story of both progress... Read article
Gender Differences in Risk Preferences: Implications for Adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies
The gender gap in risk preferences in rural farm households, with female farmers commonly viewed as more risk-averse than their male counterparts, may have profound implications for addressing the gendered impacts of climate change. Understanding these gender differences and their... Read article
The gender gap in risk preferences in rural farm households, with female farmers commonly viewed as more risk-averse than their male counterparts, may have profound implications for addressing the gendered impacts of climate change. Understanding these gender differences and their... Read article
Diffusion of Policy to Address Violence Against Women: Implementation Evidence from Indonesia
Many countries globally have adopted national policy commitments to address violence against women (VAW). Yet the implementation of these policies largely relies on subnational governments’ actions. Why do some but not all subnational governments adopt policies to implement VAW response... Read article
Many countries globally have adopted national policy commitments to address violence against women (VAW). Yet the implementation of these policies largely relies on subnational governments’ actions. Why do some but not all subnational governments adopt policies to implement VAW response... Read article
Family and domestic violence in Australia: is enough progress being made?
Family and domestic violence (FDV) is one of the most pervasive and significant social, health and welfare challenges in the society we live in, not just in Australia but across the world. Reports of femicide or violence against women are... Read article
Family and domestic violence (FDV) is one of the most pervasive and significant social, health and welfare challenges in the society we live in, not just in Australia but across the world. Reports of femicide or violence against women are... Read article
Workplace policy responses to family and domestic violence: Assessing employers’ costs and benefits of providing 10 days paid leave
Organisational measures to support employees who are experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV) are increasingly seen as an important policy response to mitigate the consequences of such violence and promote gender equality. However, little is known about the costs to... Read article
Organisational measures to support employees who are experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV) are increasingly seen as an important policy response to mitigate the consequences of such violence and promote gender equality. However, little is known about the costs to... Read article
The costs and benefits of implementing a universal reproductive health leave entitlement in Australia
The Health Services Union (HSU), the Health and Community Services Union (HACSU), the Queensland Council of Unions (QCU) and Aware Super have engaged the services of the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) to assess the cost of implementing a universal... Read article
The Health Services Union (HSU), the Health and Community Services Union (HACSU), the Queensland Council of Unions (QCU) and Aware Super have engaged the services of the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) to assess the cost of implementing a universal... Read article
Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre Annual Report 2024
In 2024, the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre made significant strides in building its national reputation while continuing to address key economic and social issues in Western Australia. Our research and policy advice gained greater visibility and influence at both state... Read article
In 2024, the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre made significant strides in building its national reputation while continuing to address key economic and social issues in Western Australia. Our research and policy advice gained greater visibility and influence at both state... Read article
BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update – February 2025
— Surprise 52,800 drop in the number of persons employed. — — Unemployment rate remains at 4.1 per cent thanks to big drop in participation. — — Direction of labour market difficult to read amidst volatility and revisions to previous... Read article
— Surprise 52,800 drop in the number of persons employed. — — Unemployment rate remains at 4.1 per cent thanks to big drop in participation. — — Direction of labour market difficult to read amidst volatility and revisions to previous... Read article
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre team acknowledges the Wadjuk Nyungar people as the traditional owners of the land on which the Centre is situated.