The glass ceiling effect

Social Forces

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 655-682

  Cotter, David A ^c   Hermsen, Joan M ^a   Ovadia, Seth ^b   Vanneman, Reeve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0037602497     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2001.0091     Document Type: Review

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