Taking pressure off families: Child-care subsidies lessen mothers' work-hour problems

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 155-171

  Press, Julie E ^a   Fagan, Jay ^a   Laughlin, Lynda ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care arrangements; Family policy; Low income families; Maternal employment; Mothers; Work family balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645150331     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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