Dual-Earner couples in Britain and France: Gender divisions of domestic labour and parenting work in different welfare states

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 269-290

  Windebank, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85046908944     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09500170122118959     Document Type: Article

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