The public policy of motherhood

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 849-865

  Williams, Joan C ^a   Cooper, Holly Cohen ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; LABOR POLICY; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 10944268631     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-4537.2004.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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