Re-Traditionalisation of Gender Relations in the 1990s? The Impact of Parenthood on Gendered Time Use in Three Scandinavian Countries

Journal of Contemporary European Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 269-289

  Neilson, Jeff ^a   Stanfors, Maria ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

economic crisis; Finland; gender equality; Norway; parenthood; Sweden; time use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886399653     PISSN: 14782804     EISSN: 14782790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14782804.2013.815467     Document Type: Article

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