Care strategies among high- and low-skilled mothers: A world of difference?

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 527-545

  Debacker, Maja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Childcare; Gender; Preferences; Skill levels

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249136064     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017008093476     Document Type: Article

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