From ‘women and recession’ to ‘women and austerity’: A framework for analysis

Women and Austerity: The Economic Crisis and the Future for Gender Equality

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 17-36

  Rubery, Jill ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b European Work and Employment Research Centre (EWERC)   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84917501394     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203066294     Document Type: Chapter

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