Deregulation and women's employment: The diverse experiences of women in Britain

Feminist Economics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-125

  Bruegel, Irene ^a   Perrons, Diane ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Deregulation; Equal opportunity policies; Gender wage gap; Labor market inequalities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032344675     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135457098338581     Document Type: Article

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