This article is based on a recently completed study of fertility decision-making in Victoria,
Australia. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 100 women, it explores how dominant …

This review article examines prior research on attitudes towards women without children.
The progression of pronatalist values and theories within Western societies are delineated …

Voluntary childlessness among women has been well researched, but the theories derived
from that work may not apply to men. In this paper, we test whether or not female-derived …

Australia's low fertility rate is commonly attributed to deliberate decisions by women to avoid
having children. Existing theoretical explanations of fertility decision-making mostly view …

Financial and employment concerns are frequently identified as salient factors in women's
childbearing behaviour in low fertility, developed countries. The contribution of attitudinal …

Background In Engendering Motherhood, McMahon argues that contemporary motherhood
is 'contested terrain'. Footnote 1 McMahon suggests that as contemporary Western societies …

Drawing on data from the Family Work Decisions Study, a research project undertaken by
the Australian Institute of Family Studies, this article explores mothers' reasons for using or …

Through the perspective of women's conflicting roles, this paper examines the capacity of
the Australian Paid Parental Leave scheme to assist Australian families negotiate paid work …

CONTEXT: Financial and employment concerns are commonly regarded as the most
important factors determining Australian women's childbearing. However, little is known …

Tekst przedstawia sposób konceptualizacji wizji własnego ojcostwa oraz opis jej kształtu u
mężczyzn w okresie późnej adolescencji w następujących aspektach: planowanie rodziny …