Sacrificing their careers for their families? An analysis of the penalty to motherhood in Europe

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 569-586

  Gash, Vanessa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross national analysis; Maternal employment; Wages

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; POLICY APPROACH; WAGE; WOMENS STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 68549121147     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9429-y     Document Type: Article

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