Birthstrikes? Agency and capabilities in the reconciliation of employment and family

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 197-227

  Hobson, Barbara ^a   Oláh, Livia Sz ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capabilities and agency; Fertility; Policy regimes; Reconciliation of employment and family

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745633203     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v39n03_01     Document Type: Review

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