Associate Professor Edith Gray
BA (UC), GradDip (Population Health), MA (Demography), PhD (Demography) (ANU)
Assoc Prof, Head of School
ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Research interests
Family change
My main area of research is family demography. I am currently involved in researching the following areas:
- Inequality in family formation
- Repartnering, cohabitation and living-apart-together relationships
- Fertility, contraception and travelling for reproductive care
- Parenting
- Men's involvement in family life
- Civic involvement
Other research interests
- Data quality
- Use of longitudinal data
- Ethical issues in research
Biography
Associate Professor Edith Gray is a Senior Research Fellow and Head of the School of Demography in the ANU's Research School of Social Sciences. She has led a number of research projects in the area of family demography, and is currently involved in three international research collaborations: the Generations and Gender Project; Family dynamics, fertility choices and family policy; and Inequality of first family formation. She has been a Chief Investigator on six ARC Discovery Projects on family formation, fertility, dissolution and life course trajectories.
Edith also provides research expertise through government and non-government consultancies, is the immediate past Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Population Research (2007-2014), and was the Convenor of the 17th Biennial Australian Population Association conference.
Publications
- Gray, E & Evans, A 2017, 'Geographic variation in parity progression in Australia', Population, Space and Place, vol. -, no. -, pp. 1-11pp.
- Gray, E 2015, 'Repartnering', in Genevieve Heard and Dharmalingam Arunachalam (ed.), Family Formation in 21st Century Australia, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 101-121.
- Gray, E & Arunachalam, D 2015, 'Patterns of Contraceptive Use', in Genevieve Heard and Dharmalingam Arunachalam (ed.), Family Formation in 21st Century Australia, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 123-140.
- Thomson, E, Lappegard, T, Carlson, M et al 2014, 'Childbearing across partnerships in Australia, the United States, Norway, and Sweden', Demography, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 485-508.
- Reimondos, A & Gray, E 2013, 'Do same-sex couples earn 29% more?', in The Conversation & Helen Sykes (ed.), The story of the 2013 election: Insight & analysis from Australia's leading minds, Future Leaders, Melbourne, pp. 266-269.
- Gray, E & Zhao, Z 2013, 'Introduction: Recent demographic change and contemporary studies of population', in Edith Gray and Zhongwei Zhao (ed.), Population Studies: Volume I, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London, United Kingdom, pp. 1-6.
- Gray, E & Zhao, Z 2013, 'Introduction: Recent fertility changes and theoretical development in fertility studies', in Edith Gray and Zhongwei Zhao (ed.), Population Studies: Volume II, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London, United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.
- Gray, E & Zhao, Z 2013, 'Introduction: Recent mortality decline and theoretical development in mortality studies', in Edith Gray and Zhongwei Zhao (ed.), Population Studies: Volume III, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London, United Kingdom, pp. 1-6.
- Gray, E & Zhao, Z 2013, 'Introduction: Migration, urbanization and environment', in Edith Gray and Zhongwei Zhao (ed.), Population Studies: Volume IV, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London, United Kingdom, pp. 1-4.
- Gray, E, Evans, A & Reimondos, A 2013, 'Childbearing desires of childless men and women: When are goals adjusted?', Advances in Life Course Research, 18, pp. 141–149.
- Gray, E 2013, 'Fatherhood and Men's Involvement in Paid Work in Australia', in Ann Evans and Janeen Baxter (ed.), Negotiating the Life Course: Stability and Change in Life Pathways, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg Germany, pp. 161-174.
- Gray, E, Khoo, S & Reimondos, A 2012, 'Participation in different types of volunteering at young, middle and older adulthood', Journal of Population Research, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 373-398.
- Gray, E & Zhao, Z, (Eds), 2012, Population Studies, 4 Volume Set, Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences, Routledge.
- Kippen, R, Evans, A & Gray, E 2011, 'Australian attitudes toward sex-selection technology', Fertility and Sterility, vol. 95, no. 5, pp. 1824-1826.
- Reimondos, A, Evans, A & Gray, E 2011, 'Living-apart-together (LAT) relationships in Australia'. Family Matters, no. 87, pp. 43-55.
- Reimondos, A, Evans, A, & Gray, E 2011. 'Reports of relationship timing: Missing data and couple agreement'. Survey Research Methods, vol.5, no.2, pp. 75-87.
- Gray, E & McDonald, P 2010, 'Using a reproductive life course approach to understand contraceptive method use in Australia', Journal of Biosocial Science, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 43-57.
- Gray, E, Evans, A, Anderson, J et al 2010, 'Using split-population models to examine predictors of the probability and timing of parity progression', European Journal of Population, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 275-295.
- Skew, A, Evans, A & Gray, E 2009, 'Repartnering in the United Kingdom and Australia', Journal of Comparative Family Studies, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 563-585.
- Evans, A, Barbato, C, Bettini, E et al 2009, 'Taking Stock: Parents' Reasons For and Against Having a Third Child', Community, Work and Family, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 437-454.
- Gray, E & Evans, A 2008, 'The Limitations of Understanding Multi-partnered Fertility in Australia', People and Place, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 1-8.
- Gray, E & Evans, H 2008, 'Do Couples Share Income? Variation in the Organisation of Income in Dual-earner Households', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 441-457.
- Kippen, R, Evans, H & Gray, E 2007, 'Parental Preference for Sons and Daughters in a Western Industrial Setting: Evidence and Implications', Journal of Biosocial Science, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 583-597.
- Gray, E, Kippen, R & Evans, H 2007, 'A boy for you and a girl for me: Do men want sons and women want daughters?', People and Place, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 1-8.
- Mitchell, D & Gray, E 2007, 'Declining fertility: Intentions, attitudes and aspirations', Journal of Sociology, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 23-44.
- Breusch, T & Gray, E 2006, 'Replicating a Study of Mothers' Forgone Earnings in Australia', Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 31, pp. 107-125.
- Breusch, T & Gray, E 2005, 'Negotiating the Life Course Survey: Introduction and Perspective', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 111-119.
- Kippen, R, Gray, E & Evans, H 2005, 'The Impact on Australian Fertility of Wanting One of Each', People and Place, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 12-20.
- Evans, H & Gray, E 2005, 'What Makes an Australian Family?', in S. Wilson, G. Meagher, R. Gibson, D. Denemark, M. Western (ed.), Australian Social Attitudes: The First Report, UNSW Press, Sydney, pp. 12-29.
- Gray, E & Evans, A 2005, 'Parity Progression in Australia: What Role Does Sex of Existing Children Play?', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 505-520.
- Ackland, R & Gray, E 2005, 'What can potential migrants find out about Australia from the WWW?', People and Place, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 12-22.
- Breusch, T & Gray, E 2004, 'New estimates of mothers forgone earnings using HILDA data', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 125-150.
- Gray, E, McDonald, P & Evans, A 2003, 'Demographic data in Australia', The Australian Economic Review, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 235-44.
- Gray, E 2002, 'What do we know about mens fertility levels in Australia?', People and Place, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 1-10.
- Gray, E 2001, 'Colliding spheres: work and family initiatives, and parental realities', Just Policy, vol. 24, pp. 33-40.
- Gray, E 2000, 'Household Work for Men and Women: Implications for Future Childrearing Decisions', Journal of Australian Studies, Australian Cultural History; Special Joint Issue: Diaspora: Negotiating Asian-Australia, vol. 64, pp. 85-97.
Projects and Grants
Grants are drawn from ARIES. To add Projects or Grants please contact your College Research Office.
- Inequality in first family formation in contemporary Australia (Primary Investigator)
- Hidden relationships: Living apart together in Australia (Secondary Investigator)
- Negotiating the Lifecourse: Longitudinal research into work and family transitions and trajectories (Primary Investigator)
- Understanding an important aspect of current-day family dynamics: the institution of repartnering in Australia (Secondary Investigator)
- Negotiating the Life Course: Education, Work, Family and Lifestyle Behaviour in Australia (Secondary Investigator)
- Do Australian Parents Want both a Son and a Daughter? (Primary Investigator)
