Risk of social exclusion in later life: How well do the pension systems of Britain and the US accommodate women’s paid and unpaid work?

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 21, Issue , 2001, Pages 212-244

  Ginn, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child care; Discrimination; Patterns of work; Pensions; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992933780     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330110789501     Document Type: Review

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