Motherhood, employment and the "child penalty"

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-224

  Baker, Maureen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; MATERNAL CARE; PARENTAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESEARCH WORK; SINGLE PARENT; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

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EID: 77952669932     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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