Global Dimensions of Gender and Carework
- ISBN-10
- 0804753245
- ISBN-13
- 9780804753241
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 420
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Authors
- Christine E. Bose, Mary K. Zimmerman, Jacquelyn S. Litt
Description
A provocative collection on women's paid and unpaid carework, examining the lives of the women at the center of new global dynamics.
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