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Balancing school and work with new opportunities: changes in children’s gendered time use in Ethiopia (2006–2013)

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Balancing school and work with new opportunities: changes in children’s gendered time use in Ethiopia (2006–2013). / Boyden, J.; Porter, C.; Zharkevich, I.
In: Children's Geographies, 03.04.2020.

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Boyden J, Porter C, Zharkevich I. Balancing school and work with new opportunities: changes in children’s gendered time use in Ethiopia (2006–2013). Children's Geographies. 2020 Apr 3. Epub 2020 Apr 3. doi: 10.1080/14733285.2020.1747600

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