Social Policy Research Paper No. 35

Social Policy Research Paper No. 35, Marriage breakdown in Australia: social correlates, gender and initiator status, has been released.

The paper aims to obtain a better understanding of marriage breakdown in the Australian context, with a particular focus on gender differences in the social correlates of marriage breakdown.

The findings are grouped into three main themes:

• Social characteristics are important for understanding marriage breakdown.
• Women are more likely to initiate separation than men.
• Gender differences in the decision to separate or remain married.

Social Policy Research Paper No. 35 is available on the internet at Social Policy Research Papers.