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Papers by Rhonda Sharp

Investigacion Economica, Jun 1, 2001

(WISeR) focuses on work and socioeconomic change. WISeR is particularly interested in how organis... more (WISeR) focuses on work and socioeconomic change. WISeR is particularly interested in how organisational structure and practices, technology and economic systems, policy and institutions, environment and culture interact to influence the performance of workplaces and the wellbeing of individuals, households and communities. WISeR also specialises in socioeconomic impact assessment including the distributional impacts and human dimensions of change on different population groups and localities. Our research plays a key role in informing policy and strategy development at a national, local and international level.

Ray Broomhill and Rhonda Sharphttp://nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an4049712

Ray Broomhill and Rhonda Shar

Springer eBooks, 2020

The contributions of feminist economics to retirement income and savings policy have increased th... more The contributions of feminist economics to retirement income and savings policy have increased the visibility of the unpaid economy—and women’s central role in social reproduction. These contributions have highlighted the contradictions between economic policy that, on the one hand, seeks to increase women’s labour force participation as a means of promoting economic growth but, on the other hand, defunds investments in reproductive and care work in the unpaid economy, which are vital to future economic growth. The continuing challenge posed by feminist economics to the orthodox assumptions of economic policy is critical for promoting gender equality in retirement incomes and savings policy.

Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Apr 29, 2016

This chapter describes the development and implementation of a mixed methods research project tha... more This chapter describes the development and implementation of a mixed methods research project that was designed to investigate the characteristics and experience of women aged 45 and over working in the Australian aged care sector. The key issue of interest is whether these workers planned to remain in or leave employment in the sector. This study utilizes an embedded mixed methods framework of enquiry, utilizing secondary data from a large national survey, organizational employment data, purposefully collected survey data, and semi-structured interview data collection and analysis. This framework captures the potential of quantitative data to identify national patterns of mature-age women’s employment, the employment decisions made by aged care workers at an organizational level, and patterns of employment exit and retention by aged care workers at an industry level. Individual qualitative data provide insights into the experiences of the aged care workers within specific institutional contexts

Feminist Economics, 2002

Gender budgets have now been introduced in varying forms in more than forty countries throughout ... more Gender budgets have now been introduced in varying forms in more than forty countries throughout the world. These exercises emerged out of feminist practical politics initially in Australia and later in a number of other countries. The idea of gender budgets gathered further momentum when the United Nations Beijing Platform for Action called for the integration of a gender perspective into budgetary decision-making. Most of these experiments share three core goals. They seek to: (1) mainstream gender issues within government policies; (2) promote greater accountability for governments' commitment to gender equality; and (3) change budgets and policies. However, very little research has examined their success in achieving these goals. In discussing the lessons learnt from the Australian experience, this paper adopts a feminist political economy perspective on the state as an analytical starting point for discussing the future of gender budgets elsewhere in the world.

Government budgets impact on poor people though a variety of channels, both direct and indirect. ... more Government budgets impact on poor people though a variety of channels, both direct and indirect. The direct channels are provision of services, infrastructure, income transfers, public sector jobs, taxation, user charges, and budget decision-making processes. The indirect channels operate via the impact of the budget on the private sector through contracts to supply the public sector, and the macroeconomic impacts of the budget on aggregate demand in the economy, and thus on job creation and economic growth. The gender-differentiated character of these impacts can be revealed by gender budget analysis (GBA), and gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) can bring about changes in policies, priorities and budgetary processes. GRB uses a variety of tools to 'follow the money' from government budgets to its impacts and outcomes for different groups of men and women, boys and girls. It also involves strategies for changing budgetary processes and policies so that expenditures and revenues reduce the inequalities

University of Toronto Press eBooks, Dec 31, 2006

Australian Journal of Social Issues, Feb 1, 1990

In recognition of the significant, but often unknown, impact of government budgets on the role an... more In recognition of the significant, but often unknown, impact of government budgets on the role and status of women, both Federal and State Labor government administrations have introduced 'women's budget' statements. It is important to recognise that the political motivation of governments in establishing women's budgets has been primarily political self interest. To some extent, however, the move also reflects the growing economic focus, and power, of the women's movement.. This paper examines the content and limitations of women's budget programs. Summers, Anne (1986), 'Mandarins or missionaries: Women in the federal bureaucracy', in Norma Grieve and Ailsa Burns (eds), Australian Women: New Feminist Perspectives, O.U.P., Melbourne.

Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Feb 24, 2023

Routledge eBooks, Jul 18, 2013

1. Why So Few Women Engineers? 2. Collaborative Research and Analytic Strategies 3. Working as a ... more 1. Why So Few Women Engineers? 2. Collaborative Research and Analytic Strategies 3. Working as a Woman Engineer 4. The Politics of Knowledge and Ignorance in Workplace Cultures 5. Women Challenging Engineering through Associations and Networks 6. Campaigns to Challenge Gender and Power in Engineering 7. Conclusions

Cambridge Journal of Economics, Aug 31, 2015

Detailed arguments about the importance of recognition were present in Adam Smith’s Theory of Mor... more Detailed arguments about the importance of recognition were present in Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments but received little attention in classical and neoclassical economics. However recognition is re-emerging as an important concept in social and economic research. In this study we consider the importance of recognition and misrecognition for a nuanced understanding of the motivation to undertake paid care work. We use survey and interview data from a mixed-methods study of the employment intentions of Australian women working in aged care to investigate links between recognition, wage rates and intentions to remain working in the sector. Our findings suggest that low wages convey misrecognition and that both wages and misrecognition have adverse implications for the future labour supply of aged care workers. We conclude by considering particular challenges faced by the aged care sector and its workers in redressing low wage rates.

Feminist Economics, Oct 1, 2013

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RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Dec 1, 2013

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