The sex wage gap in Japan and Sweden: The role of human capital, workplace sex composition, and family responsibility

European Sociological Review

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-221

  Kumlin, Johanna ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 34147160739     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcl029     Document Type: Article

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