Ethnic differences in women's employment

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 435-457

  Holdsworth, Clare ^a   Dale, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031483639     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017097113003     Document Type: Article

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