Childcare needs and childcare policies: A multidimensional issue

Current Sociology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-96

  Saraceno, Chiara ^a  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

childcare; childcare policies; gender roles; working mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 78951475982     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392110385971     Document Type: Article

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