Part-time work, women’s work–life conflict, and job satisfaction: A cross-national comparison of Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 185-203

  Roeters, Anne ^a   Craig, Lyn ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Social Policy Research Center   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross national comparison; labor market policies; part time employment; work conditions; work life conflict

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENDER ROLE; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; OCCUPATION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AUSTRALIA; GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84907163840     PISSN: 00207152     EISSN: 17452554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020715214543541     Document Type: Article

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