'The tender trap': Gender, part-time nursing and the effects of 'family-friendly' policies on career advancement

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 305-326

  Whittock, Margaret ^a   Edwards, Christine ^b   McLaren, Susan ^a   Robinson, Olive ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career development; Family friendly policies; Gender; Nursing; Part time working

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CHILD CARE; DOMESTICATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; NURSING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036558102     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00296     Document Type: Article

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