Towards a comprehensive terminology on paid parenting leave (2025)

Meil, G. (Hrsg.), Romero-Balsas, P. (Hrsg.), Meil, G., Romero-Balsas, P., Dörfler-Bolt, S., Escobedo, A., Ivanova, D., Mauerer, G., Moss, P., Perez-Vaisvidovsky, N., & Reimer, T. (2025). Towards a comprehensive terminology on paid parenting leave. Webpublikation https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/wkuam_v1

Meil, Gerardo (Herausgeber*in) ; Romero-Balsas, Pedro (Herausgeber*in) ; Meil, Gerardo (Autor*in) et al.. / Towards a comprehensive terminology on paid parenting leave. [Webpublikation].

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Meil, G (Hrsg.), Romero-Balsas, P (Hrsg.), Meil, G, Romero-Balsas, P, Dörfler-Bolt, S, Escobedo, A, Ivanova, D, Mauerer, G, Moss, P, Perez-Vaisvidovsky, N & Reimer, T, Towards a comprehensive terminology on paid parenting leave, 2025, Webpublikation. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/wkuam_v1

Towards a comprehensive terminology on paid parenting leave. Meil, Gerardo (Herausgeber*in); Romero-Balsas, Pedro (Herausgeber*in); Meil, Gerardo (Autor*in) et al.. 2025.

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Meil G, (ed.), Romero-Balsas P, (ed.), Meil G, Romero-Balsas P, Dörfler-Bolt S, Escobedo A et al.. Towards a comprehensive terminology on paid parenting leave 2025. doi: 10.31235/osf.io/wkuam_v1