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Work–Family Conflict Is a Social Issue Not a Women's Issue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Lisa M. Leslie*
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
Colleen F. Manchester
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
*
E-mail: lmleslie@umn.edu, Address: Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, 321 19th Avenue South, Suite 3-300, Minneapolis, MN 55455

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