A Typology of Work-Family Arrangements Among Dual-Earner Couples in Norway

Family Relations

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 671-685

  Kitterød, Ragni Hege ^a   Lappegård, Trude ^a  

^a STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Division of paid and unpaid work; Dual earner couples; Gender equality; Typologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865846453     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2012.00725.x     Document Type: Article

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