Unions and gender pay equity in academe: A study of U.S. institutions

Feminist Economics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 25-45

  Sosin, Kim ^a   Rives, Janet ^a   West, Janet ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Academic unions; Earnings differentials; Faculty unions; Gender equity; Gender salary gap

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032391277     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135457098338419     Document Type: Article

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