The context of women's market careers: A cross-national study

Work and Occupations

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 371-396

  Charles, M ^a   Buchmann, M ^b   Halebsky, S ^a   Powers, J M ^a   Smith, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0035429904     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888401028003006     Document Type: Article

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