The e61 Institute is a not-for-profit, non-partisan economic research institute.
We produce high quality research into Australia’s most important economic issues to empower the policy debate. Our research focuses on the underlying drivers of important economic trends, solutions to policy challenges and the trade-offs inherent in policy choices.
Has remote work helped mothers stay in paid work?
It’s often assumed the rise of WFH is why more women are continuing to work after having children, but the data suggests it’s only part of the story.
Australia’s biggest industry has no payroll
Australians spend more time on unpaid work than on all paid work combined. The gender gap has narrowed, but women still do most of this work and the divide opens sharply when children arrive.
Australia’s Census is our national self-portrait
The Census is more than just a simple box-ticking exercise. It tells us what Australia chooses to notice about itself and preserves that image for future generations to study.
