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It takes a [helpful] village: Recognizing and minimizing unhelpful help to better support female caregivers in academia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 May 2023

Lauren Offermann Open the ORCID record for Lauren Offermann [Opens in a new window] ,
Cheryl E. Gray Open the ORCID record for Cheryl E. Gray [Opens in a new window] ,
Jennifer Bragger Open the ORCID record for Jennifer Bragger [Opens in a new window]  and
Rick A. Laguerre Open the ORCID record for Rick A. Laguerre [Opens in a new window]
Lauren Offermann*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA
Cheryl E. Gray
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA
Jennifer Bragger
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA
Rick A. Laguerre
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA
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*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , June 2023 , pp. 233 - 236
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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