Gender Equality and Fertility: Which Equality Matters?;Egalité de genre et fécondité: De quelle égalité s'agit-il?

European Journal of Population

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 245-272

  Neyer, Gerda ^a   Lappegård, Trude ^b   Vignoli, Daniele ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childbearing; Europe; Fertility; Gender equality; Intentions; Men

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; EMPLOYMENT; FERTILITY; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84881612753     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-013-9292-7     Document Type: Article

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