Work-family management among low-wage service workers and assistant professors in the USA: A comparative intersectional analysis

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 621-649

  Weigt, Jill M ^a   Solomon, Catherine Richards ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Class; Cross class comparison; Gender; Intersectionality; Work family management

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GENDER ISSUE; SERVICE SECTOR; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54049087452     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2008.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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