Who wants to be a woman? Young women's reflections on transitions to adulthood

Feminist Review

Volumn , Issue 78, 2004, Pages 80-98

  Gordon, Tuula ^a   Lahelma, Elina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Education; Femininity; Motherhood; Transitions; Work; Young women

Indexed keywords

EID: 10444261156     PISSN: 01417789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.fr.9400181     Document Type: Review

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