Size and Causes of the Occupational Gender Wage-gap in the Netherlands

European Sociological Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-360+i

  De Ruijter, Judith M P ^b   Van Doorne Huiskes, Anneke ^a   Schippers, Joop J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AO Consult   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0345447457     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/19.4.345     Document Type: Article

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