Women's work roles and their impact on health, well-being, and career: Comparisons between the United States, Sweden, and the Netherlands

Women and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1-20

  Gjerdingen, Dwenda ^a   McGovern, Patricia ^b   Bekker, Marrie ^c   Lundberg, Ulf ^d   Willemson, Tineke ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Employment; Health; Household; Multiple roles; Women; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CHILD CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; NETHERLANDS; OFFICE WORKER; RESPONSIBILITY; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; WORK CAPACITY; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0034538293     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v31n04_01     Document Type: Article

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