Work and family: How does the (gender) balance change as children grow?

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 684-709

  Craig, Lyn ^a   Sawrikar, Pooja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gender division of labour; Parenting; Take up of family friendly measures; Time with children; Work family balance

Indexed keywords

GENDER; LABOR DIVISION; PARENTAL CARE; WORKPLACE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70449499058     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2009.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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