Cleaning the sink: Exploring the experiences of Australian lesbian parents reconciling work/family responsibilities

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-204

  Rawsthorne, Margot ^a   Costello, Mayet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian; Family; Lesbian; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951059719     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668800903259777     Document Type: Article

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