The Gender of Paid and Unpaid Work Time: A European Problem

Time & Society

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 131-149

  Hantrais, Linda ^a   Letablier, Marie Thérèse ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre d'Etudes de l'Emploi   (France)

Author keywords

European legislation; paid and unpaid work time; time and gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031184904     PISSN: 0961463X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961463X97006002002     Document Type: Article

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