Sex segregation, labor process organization, and gender earnings inequality

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 102-128+i

  Tomaskovic Devey, Don ^a   Skaggs, Sheryl ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 0041331739     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/344214     Document Type: Article

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