Managing at the Margins: Women Making It Work in Precarious Times
Active
Research grant (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
2021
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2026
Grant :
105590
Lyn Craig
Brendan Churchill
Signe Ravn
Tracey Warren
Lyn Craig
Brendan Churchill
Signe Ravn
Tracey Warren
This project aims to investigate the economic, social and emotional impacts of precarious work on women. Focusing on the challenges that arise from juggling precarious work with care responsibilities and/or demands from the social support system, the project identifies the strategies women have to manage these demands, and the impacts these demands have on everyday lives across different life stages. By combining otherwise separate bodies of literature with innovative quantitative and qualitative data, the project seeks to generate new knowledge about the impacts of precarious work on women and families. This knowledge is expected to inform policies and services to improve women’s lives and promote economic inclusion and social cohesion.