From motherhood penalties to husband Premia: The new challenge for gender equality and family policy, lessons from Norway

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1434-1472

  Petersen, Trond ^a   Penner, Andrew M ^b   Høgsnes, Geir ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FACTUAL DATABASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGEMENT; NORWAY; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SEX RATIO; SEXISM;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NORWAY; POLICY MAKING; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXISM;

EID: 84907081369     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674571     Document Type: Article

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