The glass ceiling - Where is it? Women's and men's career prospects in the private vs. the public sector in Sweden 1979-2000

Sociological Review

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-47

  Bihagen, Erik ^a   Ohls, Marita ^a  

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EID: 33644925846     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: 1467954X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2006.00600.x     Document Type: Article

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