Challenging the rhetoric of choice in maternal labour-force participation: Preferred versus contracted work hours

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 470-491

  Mcdonald, Paula K ^a   Bradley, Lisa M ^a   Guthrie, Diane ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Maternal labour force participation; Part time; Preferred work hours

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; LABOR PARTICIPATION; MATERNAL EFFECT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 33747045780     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2006.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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