The gender dimensions of job insecurity in a local labour market

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 531-552

  Charles, Nickie ^a   James, Emma ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forms of employment; Gender; Gender ideologies; Households; Job insecurity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242592320     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09500170030173007     Document Type: Review

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