Configurations of gender inequality: The consequences of ideology and public policy

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 693-719

  Mandel, Hadas ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Family policy; Gender ideology; Gender inequality; Welfare regimes; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC POLICY; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 70450181381     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2009.01271.x     Document Type: Article

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