Social Exclusion and Teenage Motherhood in Australia

This project will examine the social and economic consequences of teenage motherhood in Australia using the concept of social exclusion as a framework. Specifically, the project will explore the education, family formation and labour force outcomes of teenage mothers ; use longitudinal methods to analyse the effect of a teenage pregnancy on the life course of individuals of different generations, and; examine through in-depth interviews the experience of social inclusion and exclusion for young women in the years following a teenage birth. This multi-method approach will be used to determine the most appropriate forms of support required to garner the greatest outcomes for teenage mothers and their children.