Why Do Women Do the Lion's Share of Housework? A Decade of Research

Sex Roles

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 767-780

  Lachance Grzela, Mylène ^a   Bouchard, Geneviève ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Couples; Division of household labor; Gender; Housework

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649815377     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9797-z     Document Type: Article

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