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Part-time Jobs : What Women Want?

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  • Booth, A.L.
  • van Ours, J.C.

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  • Booth, A.L. & van Ours, J.C., 2010. "Part-time Jobs : What Women Want?," Other publications TiSEM a871b3a2-218e-46ac-8fc9-3, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
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    6. Karine Torosyan & Norberto Pignatti, 2022. "Employment Versus Home-Stay and the Happiness of Women in the South Caucasus," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 23(8), pages 4027-4071, December.
    7. Ragni Hege Kitterød & Marit Rønsen & AneSeierstad, 2011. "Mobilising female labour market reserves: What promotes women's transitions from part-time to full-time work?," Discussion Papers 658, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
    8. Bachmann, Ronald & Beimann, Boris & Bredtmann, Julia & David, Peggy & Ehlert, Christoph & Kassenböhmer, Sonja & Schaffner, Sandra & Siemers, Lars, 2011. "Studies on flexicurity Lot 1: Study on various aspects of labour market performance using micro data from the European Union statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC). Contract No. VC/2010/," RWI Projektberichte, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, number 72620.
    9. Frédéric SALLADARRÉ & Stéphane HLAIMI, 2014. "Women and part-time work in Europe," International Labour Review, International Labour Organization, vol. 153(2), pages 293-310, June.
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