Entitled to a Sustainable Career? Motherhood in Science, Engineering, and Technology

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 767-789

  Herman, Clem ^a   Lewis, Suzan ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR STANDARD; MATERNAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

FRANCE; ITALY; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84871129838     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2012.01775.x     Document Type: Article

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