Writing fathers in but mothers out!!!

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 208-224

  Featherstone, Brid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equality; Gender; Policy; Practice

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; GENDER ISSUE; PARENTAL CARE; SOCIAL POLICY; STATE ROLE;

EID: 77952124478     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018309358290     Document Type: Article

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