Securing Women's Economic Security, Safety, and Freedom The Role of Universal Basic Income in Australia

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction
What is known about a UBI for women?
UBI for women: Australia as a case study
Aims and approach of this book

Chapter 2: Putting UBI into context
Setting the scene: the Australian context
Australian social assistance: shifting sands
Australia and a UBI: A missed opportunity in 1975?
Conclusion

Chapter 3: Women's economic (in)security
An Australian UBI and women's overall economic security
UBI and caregiving
UBI and unpaid care
UBI and commodified care
Improving paid work
Supplementing shrinking and harmful social security nets
Increasing material support
Conclusion

Chapter 4: Violence against women
Escaping domestic & family violence
Escaping insecure and unsafe housing
Conclusion

Chapter 5: Women's health
UBI, resource scarcity, and health behaviours
UBI and people with disability
UBI and chronic stress
UBI and avoiding social security stigma
Conclusion

Chapter 6: Looking to the future
Getting the wider policy & program architecture right for Australian women
Reassessing Australia's couple rule
Improving access to escaping violence payments
Improving access to commodified care options
Amending existing Australian social security
(Re)prioritising collective bargaining
Concluding remarks

References

Appendices
Appendix 1 - Detailed summary of research methodology
Appendix 2 - Australian social expenditure (a)
Appendix 3 - Australian social expenditure (b)
Appendix 4 - Proportion of female employees by industry type
Appendix 5 - Remuneration by sex across female-dominated, male-dominated, and mixed industries