The business of caring: Women's self-employment and the marketization of care

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 381-405

  Anderson, Nickela ^a   Hughes, Karen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care deficit; Caring; Childcare providers; Domestic cleaners; Self employment

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; LABOR POLICY; RESEARCH; SELF EMPLOYMENT; SERVICE PROVISION; WOMENS STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CANADA;

EID: 77954852561     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2009.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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