Male-female earnings differentials among lawyers in Britain: A legacy of the law or a current practice?

Labour Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-235

  McNabb, Robert ^a   Wass, Victoria ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Discrimination; Earnings; Gender; Lawyers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33344467991     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2004.10.001     Document Type: Article

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