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Community, Work & Family Volume 14, 2011 - Issue 2: ANTICIPATED AND UNANTICIPATED CONSEQUENCES OF WORK-FAMILY POLICY: INSIGHTS FROM INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE ANALYSES
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Work-family policies and the effects of children on women's employment hours and wages

Joya Misra Social & Demographic Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Michelle Budig Social & Demographic Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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Irene Boeckmann Social & Demographic Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
Pages 139-157 | Received 16 Jun 2010, Accepted 09 Dec 2010, Published online: 20 May 2011

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