Employee awareness of family leave benefits: The effects of family, work, and gender

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 325-353

  Baird, Chardie L ^a   Reynolds, John R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3242706844     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2004.tb00015.x     Document Type: Article

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