Employment regulation, welfare and gender regimes: A comparative analysis of women's working-time patterns and work-life balance in the UK and the US

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 401-415

  Tomlinson, Jennifer ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Gender; Part time work; Regulation; Welfare; WLB

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947246587     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190601167466     Document Type: Article

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