Combining work and family life: The pension penalty of caring

Ageing and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 583-601

  Evandrou, Maria ^a   Glaser, Karen ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caring; Pensions; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; PENSION SYSTEM; WELFARE PROVISION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0141940569     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X03001314     Document Type: Article

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