Penalizing men who request a family leave: Is flexibility stigma a femininity stigma?

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 322-340

  Rudman, Laurie A ^a   Mescher, Kris ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENDER ISSUE; PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 84879133758     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12017     Document Type: Article

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