Securing Women’s Economic Security, Safety, and Freedom

Zoe Staines is a senior lecturer and researcher at The University of Queensland, School of Social Science. Her research and qualifications, including PhD, span social policy, gender and work, critical criminology, and intersectionality. Her professional experiences extend across academia, government, and the non-profit sector.

• AcknowledgementsChapter 1: IntroductionWhat is known about a UBI for women?UBI for women: Australia as a case studyAims and approach of this bookChapter 2: Putting UBI into contextSetting the scene: the Australian contextAustralian social assistance: shifting sandsAustralia and a UBI: A missed opportunity in 1975?ConclusionChapter 3: Women’s economic (in)securityAn Australian UBI and women’s overall economic securityUBI and caregivingUBI and unpaid careUBI and commodified careImproving paid workSupplementing shrinking and harmful social security netsIncreasing material supportConclusionChapter 4: Violence against womenEscaping domestic & family violenceEscaping insecure and unsafe housingConclusionChapter 5: Women’s healthUBI, resource scarcity, and health behavioursUBI and people with disabilityUBI and chronic stressUBI and avoiding social security stigmaConclusionChapter 6: Looking to the futureGetting the wider policy & program architecture right for Australian womenReassessing Australia’s couple ruleImproving access to escaping violence paymentsImproving access to commodified care optionsAmending existing Australian social security(Re)prioritising collective bargainingConcluding remarksReferencesAppendicesAppendix 1 – Detailed summary of research methodologyAppendix 2 – Australian social expenditure (a)Appendix 3 – Australian social expenditure (b)Appendix 4 – Proportion of female employees by industry typeAppendix 5 – Remuneration by sex across female-dominated, male-dominated, and mixed industries