The costs and benefits of policies to advance work/life integration

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1152-1164

  Gault, Barbara ^a   Lovell, Vicky ^a  

^a Institute for Women's Policy Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Policy change; Women's employment; Work life policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645766963     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764206286383     Document Type: Article

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