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This chapter introduces the Handbook on Well-Being of Working Women. We outline the scope and organization of the handbook and highlight the themes provided by each chapter. Taken together, the chapters of this handbook provide a comprehensive view of the complexities of the relationship between women and well-being in the workplace and provide bold and cutting edge scholarship related to this very timely and important topic.
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Connerley, M.L., Wu, J. (2016). Uncovering the Complexities of the Relationship Between Women and Well-Being in the Workplace: An Introduction. In: Connerley, M., Wu, J. (eds) Handbook on Well-Being of Working Women. International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9897-6_1
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