Men's work-life conflict: Career, care and self-realization: patterns of privileges and dilemmas

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-125

  Halrynjo, Sigtona ^a  

^a WORK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Distribution of privileges; Fatherhood; Gender and work; Work life balance; Work life conflict

Indexed keywords

CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 58149340838     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2008.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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