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Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice Volume 9, 2007 - Issue 2: Does Policy Matter? The Impact of Work-Family Reconciliation Policies on Workers and their Families
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Paying the price for reconciling work and family life: Comparing the wage penalty for women's part-time work in Britain, Germany and the United States

Frances McGinnity Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), DublinCorrespondence[email protected]
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Patricia McManus Department of Sociology, Indiana University, Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 115-134 | Published online: 17 May 2007

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