Impact of gender disparities in family carework on women's life chances in Chiapas, Mexico

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Bergstrom, Cara A ^a   Heymann, S Jody ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; SALARY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK; WORK;

EID: 27744435547     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.36.2.267     Document Type: Article

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