Gender differentials in domestic work, market work, and total work time: UK time budget survey evidence for 1974/5 and 1987

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-164

  Jenkins, Stephen P ^a   O'Leary, Nigel C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WORK; GENDER DISPARITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORKING HOURS;

UK;

EID: 0030769227     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9485.00050     Document Type: Review

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