Appraising a dichotomy: A review of 'part-time/full-time' in the study of women's employment in Britain

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 102-118

  Warren, Tracey ^a   Walters, Pat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE; LABOUR MARKET; WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT;

UK;

EID: 0031845488     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00049     Document Type: Review

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