Time spent working: Paid work, housework and the gender difference in psychological distress

European Societies

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 419-442

  Boye, Katarina ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Division of housework; Gender equality; Paid work; Psychological distress; Sweden; Time use

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954735635     PISSN: 14616696     EISSN: 14698307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616691003716928     Document Type: Article

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