Understanding the High Rates of Employment among Low-educated Women in Portugal: A Comparatively Oriented Case Study

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 93-118

  Tavora, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childcare; Female employment; Low educated women; Portugal; Southern Europe

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CLOTHING INDUSTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPLOYMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84856679723     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2010.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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