Taking its toll: The influence of paid and unpaid work on women's well-being

Feminist Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-94

  MacDonald, Martha ^a   Phipps, Shelley ^b   Lethbridge, Lynn ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Intrahousehold inequality; Stress; Unpaid work; Women's health; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 16244414940     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354570042000332597     Document Type: Article

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