Non-standard work schedules, work-family balance and the gendered division of childcare

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 274-291

  Craig, Lyn ^a   Powell, Abigail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

childcare; gender division of labour; non standard work schedules; time use; work family balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959340537     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017011398894     Document Type: Article

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