Making gender comparisons more meaningful: A call for more attention to social context

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 281-290

  Yoder, Janice D ^b   Kahn, Arnold S ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

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EID: 0344928529     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-6402.00108     Document Type: Article

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