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1 in 2 Figure 1. Intention to take/have taken Parental Leave by Gender and Age

Australians under 35 Gender
Gender
years old expect to take
parental leave 61%
61%

48% 52%
52%
48%
Unlike generations before them,
1 in 2 younger Australians (under 35 39%
39%
years old) expect to take parental
leave, especially in their thirties,
with 39% of males and 61% of
females expecting to or having
already taken parental leave.
This contrasts with older
Australians (over 55 years old)
whose lives were more likely
characterised by full-time work Male Female
Female
Male
from their twenties through to
their sixties, and who may have
subscribed to a more traditional
model of family life with one carer Age
(typically the female and non-paid). Age
Older Australians also outlined
that their path to retirement was
rarely interrupted by further study,
parental leave, career breaks or
multiple career changes.
43%
43%
39%
39% 39%
39%
35%
35%
26%
26%
18%
18%

18-34 35-54 55-75+
18-34
35-54
55-75+
Positive significant di­erence
Have taken/plan to take Positive significant di­erence
Have taken/plan to take
parental leave compared to the total
compared to the total
parental leave
Total surveyed Negative significant di­erence
Total surveyed
Negative significant di­erence
compared to the total
compared to the total