Do Significant Labour Market Events Change Who Does the Laundry? Work, Chore Allocation, and Power in Australian Households
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عنوان ژورنال: SSRN Electronic Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1556-5068
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2926739