Women's paid work and moral economies of care

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-235

  McDowell, Linda ^a   Ray, Kathryn ^b   Perrons, Diane ^c   Fagan, Colette ^d   Ward, Kevin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Sociology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childcare; Gendered moral rationalities; Narratives of care; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; GENDER ROLE; LABOR PARTICIPATION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 19844367761     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649360500074642     Document Type: Article

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