Family leaves, the FMLA and gender neutrality: The intersection of race and gender

Social Science Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 871-891

  Armenia, Amy ^a   Gerstel, Naomi ^b  

^a ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Children; Family leaves; FMLA; Gender; Job leaves; Parents; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750447317     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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