Gender, earnings, and proportions of women lessons from a high-tech occupation

Gender and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 168-184

  Ranson, Gillian ^a   Reeves, William Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 0030306950     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124396010002005     Document Type: Article

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