Expectant mothers and absent fathers: Paid maternity leave in Australia

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-393

  Ainsworth, Susan ^a   Cutcher, Leanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Masculinity; Maternity; Media; Work

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ISSUE; NATIONAL IDENTITY; PREGNANCY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 45249106387     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2008.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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