Balancing Work and Family: Equity, Gender, and Marital Satisfaction

The Family Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 162-166

  Saginak, Kelli A ^a   Saginak, M Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

balancing; equity; family; gender; marital satisfaction; work

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644446521     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480704273230     Document Type: Review

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