Parental leave-possibility or trap? does family leave length effect swedish women's labour market opportunities?

European Sociological Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 435-450

  Evertsson, Marie ^a   Duvander, Ann Zofie ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 80051615718     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcq018     Document Type: Review

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