Marriage and baby blues: Redefining gender equity in the academy

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 596, Issue , 2004, Pages 86-103

  Mason, Mary Ann ^a,b   Goulden, Marc ^b  

^a Graduate Division   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academia; Faculty; Family; Gender equity

Indexed keywords

EID: 7044264686     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716204268744     Document Type: Review

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