Individuals, jobs, and labor markets: The devaluation of women's work

American Sociological Review

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 443-463

  Cohen, Philip N ^a   Huffman, Matt L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; LABOR MARKET; WAGE GAP; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041339897     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1519732     Document Type: Article

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