Work/family reconciliation, equal opportunities and social policies: The interpretation of policy trajectories at the eu level and the meaning of gender equality

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 420-437

  Lewis, Jane ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment policy; Equal opportunities; Eu level policy; Gender equality; Social policy; Work family reconciliation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024152937     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760600560490     Document Type: Article

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