'Live to work' or 'work to live'? A qualitative study of gender and work-life balance among men and women in mid-life

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 151-172

  Emslie, Carol ^a   Hunt, Kate ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Lifecourse; Qualitative analysis; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 58149313872     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2008.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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