The Job Network has attracted international attention as a radical development in the marketisation of employment services. Since its inception in 1998 the Job Network has been controversial and has also had to be adjusted in the light of some major failings. To date the effectiveness of the Job...

Notwithstanding massive change in women’s educational outcomes, labour market activity and fertility levels, the last two decades has seen no change in the share of participating women in the full-time labour market, little change in the overall distribution of women across jobs and little...