From 'work-family' to the 'gendered life course' and 'fit': Five challenges to the field

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-96

  Moen, Phyllis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fit; Gender; Life course; Organizational change; Work family

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650446769     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668803.2010.532661     Document Type: Article

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