How much gender disparity exists in salary? A profile of graduates of a major public university

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 631-646

  Dutt, Diya ^a  

^a Chittaranjan Park ^*  (India)

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EID: 0031498054     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024951618740     Document Type: Article

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