The impact of labor market structure on sex differences in earnings

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-101

  Langton, Nancy ^a   Konrad, Alison M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; INCOME INEQUALITY; LABOUR MARKET;

USA;

EID: 0031847084     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00048     Document Type: Article

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