Methodological considerations in estimating the gender pay gap for employed professionals

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 383-403

  Morgan, Laurie A ^a   Arthur, Michelle M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation; Gender inequality; Methodology (data analysis); Professional workers; Quantitative methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444261230     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124104269622     Document Type: Review

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