Gender role attitudes and the labour-market outcomes of women across OECD countries

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 416-438

  Fortin, Nicole M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER; IDEOLOGY; LABOR MARKET; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 31744434546     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/gri024     Document Type: Article

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