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Community, work and family in the Global South

Gender differences in time allocation to paid and unpaid work: evidence from urban households in Guatemala, 2000–2014

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Pages 154-169 | Received 26 Nov 2021, Accepted 23 Sep 2022, Published online: 06 Oct 2022

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