Gender role ideology and the gender based differences in earnings

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 191-215

  Firestone, Juanita M ^a   Harris, Richard J ^a   Lambert, Linda C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings; Gender; Gender role; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011309787     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1022158811154     Document Type: Article

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