Women, work-life balance and quality of life: Case studies from the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland;Las mujeres, el equilibrio trabajo-vida personal y la calidad de vida: Estudios de caso del reino unido y la república de Irlanda

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 603-610

  Smith, Fiona ^a   Wainwright, Emma ^a   Buckingham, Susan ^a   Marandet, Elodie ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Paid work; Power; Quality of life; Social reproduction; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052572950     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0966369X.2011.601876     Document Type: Article

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