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Ferber, M A Women and Work: Issues of the 1980s 1982 Article Women and Work Womens Work, Female Labour, Wage Gap, Gender, Gendered Labour, History, Historical Context, Family, Domestic Labour, Household, Parenting
Citation Ferber, M A 1982 Article Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society Womens Work Female Labour Wage Gap Gender Gendered Labour History Historical Context Family Domestic Labour Household Parenting Women and Work

"Women and Work: Issues of the 1980s"

by Ferber, M A (1982)

Abstract

The volume of research by economists on the economics of women's work continues to grow. 1 One of the things that is becoming increasingly clear is the interdependence of what at one time were considered separate topics, namely, women's role within the family and …

Keywords

Womens Work, Female Labour, Wage Gap, Gender, Gendered Labour, History, Historical Context, Family, Domestic Labour, Household, Parenting

Themes

Women and Work

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Citation

Ferber, M. A. “Women and Work: Issues of the 1980s.” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, vol. 8, no. 2, journals.uchicago.edu, 1982, pp. 273–95.

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