Family policy, employment and gender-role attitudes: A comparative analysis of Russia and Sweden

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-49

  Motiejunaite, Akvile ^a   Kravchenko, Zhanna ^a  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Family policy; Female employment; Gender roles; Russia; Sweden

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 37849030453     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928707084453     Document Type: Article

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