An evolutionary account of women's workplace status

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 427-440

  Browne, Kingsley R ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0344384864     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1468(199811/12)19:7/8<427::AID-MDE898>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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