The skills and autonomy of female part-time work in Britain and Sweden

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-201

  Halldén, Karin ^a   Gallie, Duncan ^b   Zhou, Ying ^b,c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Female part time; Job quality; Skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863254626     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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