After the Baby: A Qualitative Study of Working-Time Arrangements Following Maternity Leave

Labour and Industry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 97-118

  Baird, Marian ^a   Charlesworth, Sara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85044799002     PISSN: 10301763     EISSN: 23255676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2007.10669353     Document Type: Article

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