The division of domestic work among dual-career and other dual-earner couples in Finland

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 438-461

  Känsälä, Marja ^a   Oinas, Tomi ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

domestic work; dual earner career couples; Finland; gender; gender attitudes; mixed methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941730139     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668803.2015.1057105     Document Type: Article

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