Pregnant bodies: Norwegian female employees in global working life

European Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 311-326

  Børve, Hege Eggen ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body; Gender; Global; Welfare state; Workplace culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948906320     PISSN: 13505068     EISSN: 14617420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350506807081878     Document Type: Article

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