Why do women feel the way they do about market work: The role of familial, social and economic factors

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Sen, Bisakha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Human capital; Plans; Women; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041631036     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0034676032000098228     Document Type: Review

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