Work return rates after childbirth in the UK - Trends, determinants and implications: A comparison of cohorts born in 1958 and 1970

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-25

  Smeaton, Deborah ^a  

^a POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care deficit; Employment; Motherhood; Occupational mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745214674     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017006061271     Document Type: Article

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