An examination of cross-country differences in the gender gap in labor force participation rates

Labour Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 409-426

  Antecol, Heather ^a  

^a Department of Biological Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Gender; J16; J22; J61; Labor force participation rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005717017     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-5371(00)00007-5     Document Type: Article

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