Institutional perspectives on law, work, and family

Annual Review of Law and Social Science

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 397-426

  Albiston, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family leave; Gender; Motherhood; Organizations; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149050737     PISSN: 15503585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.lawsocsci.3.081806.112803     Document Type: Review

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