Maternal employment and gender role attitudes: Dissonance among British men and women in the transition to parenthood

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 514-530

  Schober, Pia ^a   Scott, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; childcare; cognitive dissonance; female employment; gender role attitudes; parenthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862591203     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017012438577     Document Type: Article

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