Work-life integration and social policy: a social justice theory and gender equity approach to work and family.

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Lewis, S. and Haas, L. 2005. Work-life integration and social policy: a social justice theory and gender equity approach to work and family. in: Kossek, E. and Lambert, S. (ed.) Work and life integration: organizational, cultural, and individual perspectives. Mahwah, N.J Lawrence Erlbaum Associates..
Chapter titleWork-life integration and social policy: a social justice theory and gender equity approach to work and family.
AuthorsLewis, S. and Haas, L.
Book titleWork and life integration: organizational, cultural, and individual perspectives.
EditorsKossek, E. and Lambert, S.
PublisherLawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Place of publicationMahwah, N.J
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