Public sector employment and gender wage inequalities in British Columbia: Assessing the effects of a shrinking public sector

Canadian Journal of Sociology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 405-439

  Fuller, Sylvia ^a  

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EID: 32244438625     PISSN: 03186431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cjs.2006.0014     Document Type: Article

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