Work-family policies: The United States in international perspective

The Work and Family Handbook: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives and Approaches

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 99-124

  Kelly, Erin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203885383-14     Document Type: Chapter

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