New-concept part-time employment as a work-family adaptive strategy for women professionals with small children

Family Relations

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 282-292

  Hill, E Jeffrey ^a   Märtinson, Vjollca ^b   Ferris, Maria ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Employment; Family; Job flexibility; Professional women; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442561467     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.0004.x     Document Type: Article

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