The motherhood penalty at midlife: Long-term effects of children on women's careers

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-72

  Kahn, Joan R ^a   García Manglano, Javier ^b,d   Bianchi, Suzanne M ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e Department of Sociology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Families and work; Fixed effects; Longitudinal; Midlife; Motherhood; Women's employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892411460     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12086     Document Type: Article

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