Work, family, and organizational advancement: Does balance support the perceived advancement of mothers?

Sex Roles

Volumn 61, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 879-891

  King, Eden B ^a   Botsford, Whitney E ^b   Huffman, Ann H ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal wall; Mothers; Organizational advancement; Work and family

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149107820     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9692-7     Document Type: Article

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