How long is the second (Plus First) shift? Gender differences in paid, unpaid, and total work time in Australia and the United States

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 523-545

  Sayer, Liana C ^a   England, Paula ^b   Bittman, Michael ^c   Bianchi, Suzanne M ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c School of Behavioural   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Gender and work; Housework; Unpaid work

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950361492     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.40.4.523     Document Type: Article

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