The effects of children and employment status on the volunteer work of American women

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 487-503

  Rotolo, Thomas ^a   Wilson, John ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Employment; Volunteer work

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548067181     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764006296848     Document Type: Review

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