Women's participation in the labor force: The role of social networks

Social Networks

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-108

  Stoloff, Jennifer A ^a   Glanville, Jennifer L ^a   Bienenstock, Elisa Jayne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032622685     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8733(99)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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