Markets, flexibility, and family: Evaluating the gendered discourse against pay equity

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 687-705

  Mutari, Ellen ^a   Figart, Deborah M ^a  

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EID: 0041111378     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.1997.11505960     Document Type: Review

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