Fair or unfair? Perceived fairness of household division of labour and gender equality among women and men: The Swedish case

European Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-209

  Nordenmark, Mikael ^a   Nyman, Charlott ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distributive justice; Fairness; Gender equality; Gender ideology; Housework; Men; Resources; Time use; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038468312     PISSN: 13505068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350506803010002004     Document Type: Review

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