Gender-stereotypic images of occupations correspond to the sex segregation of employment

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 413-423

  Cejka, Mary Ann ^a   Eagly, Alice H ^b  

^a Ctr for Mission Res and S   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033240605     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167299025004002     Document Type: Article

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