The gender wage gap: A comparison of Australia and Canada

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 729-746

  Kidd, Michael P ^a   Shannon, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0000237477     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979399604900409     Document Type: Article

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