Macro-level gender inequality and the division of household labor in 22 countries

American Sociological Review

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 751-767

  Fuwa, Makiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 15044344750     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240406900601     Document Type: Article

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