Benefits and burdens: Immigrant women and work in New York city

Gender Issues

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 5-24

  Foner, Nancy ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0002335430     PISSN: 1098092X     EISSN: 19364717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12147-998-0008-y     Document Type: Article

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