Women In Part-Time Work: A Comparative Study Of Australia And The United Kingdom

Labour and Industry

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 33-59

  Harley, Bill ^a   Whitehouse, Gillian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84937338915     PISSN: 10301763     EISSN: 23255676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2001.10669248     Document Type: Article

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