Struggling with juggling: Gender and work/life balance in the legal professions

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 136-146

  Bacik, Ivana ^a   Drew, Eileen ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CHANGE; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ROLE; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 33745133034     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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