Gender equality and participation in housework: A cross-national perspective

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 220-247

  Baxter, Janeen ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLEANING; COOKING; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; LAUNDRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPONSIBILITY; SEX ROLE; WORK;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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