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Tensions Between Employment and Pregnancy: A Workable Balance
Author(s) -
Queneau Hervé,
Marmo Michael
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2001.00059.x
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , pregnancy , relevance (law) , economics , labour economics , psychology , political science , law , neuroscience , genetics , biology
This article proposes a theoretical framework for analyzing the balance between employment and pregnancy by examining the interaction of three types of concerns: the employment concerns of the woman, the health concerns of the woman and her child, and the woman's economic concerns. Existing empirical studies are used to show the relevance of such a framework to analyze the tensions between employment and pregnancy. Finally, policy implications with respect to the balance between employment and pregnancy are discussed.