Women, labour, and public policy: Female labour market integration in OECD countries. A comparative perspective

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 383-408

  Stadelmann Steffen, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; MODELING; OECD; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 44949099479     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279408001967     Document Type: Article

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