Gender, caring and employment in Britain

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 233-258

  McKie, Linda ^a   Bowlby, Sophia ^b   Gregory, Susan ^c  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ROLE; SOCIAL POLICY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035018883     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0047279401006262     Document Type: Article

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