Gendering Parental Leave Arrangements

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Kazoku syakaigaku kenkyu

سال: 1998

ISSN: 0916-328X,1883-9290

DOI: 10.4234/jjoffamilysociology.10.10-2_55