A Pregnant Pause: Paid Maternity Leave in Australia

Labour and Industry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-19

  Baird, Marian ^a   Brennan, Deborah ^a   Cutcher, Leanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84937380033     PISSN: 10301763     EISSN: 23255676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2002.10669253     Document Type: Article

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