Job satisfaction of the highly educated: The role of gender, academic tenure, and earnings

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 253-279

  Bender, Keith A ^a   Heywood, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Highly educated workers; Job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; WAGE;

EID: 33645310949     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: 14679485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9485.2006.00379.x     Document Type: Article

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