Playing all the roles: Gender and the work-family balancing act

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 476-490

  Milkie, Melissa A ^a   Peltola, Pia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Equity; Gender; Role conflict; Time use

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033130458     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353763     Document Type: Article

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