Trapped between the past and future: temporal orientations and the ‘becoming’ of post-maternity extended career-breaks among women professionals in the UK

Renu Gupta; Gill Kirton; Suki Sian

doi:10.1177/00380385251376257

Trapped between the past and future: temporal orientations and the ‘becoming’ of post-maternity extended career-breaks among women professionals in the UK

Renu Gupta
, Gill Kirton
, Suki Sian

School of Business and Management

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Original language	English
Number of pages	19
Journal	Sociology
Early online date	4 Oct 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385251376257
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 4 Oct 2025

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