The proportion of females in the establishment: Discrimination, preferences and technology

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages

  Reilly, Kevin T ^a   Wirjanto, Tony S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; WAGE GAP; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

CANADA;

EID: 0033503446     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3552317     Document Type: Article

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