Should i stay at home or should i go back to work? Workforce Reentry influences on a Mother's decision-making process

Journal of Employment Counseling

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 156-167

  Ericksen, Kirsten S ^a   Jurgens, Jill C ^a   Garrett, Michael Tlanusta ^b   Swedburg, Randy B ^c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

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EID: 58149252123     PISSN: 00220787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2008.tb00055.x     Document Type: Review

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