Why do "women's jobs" have low pay for their educational level?

Gender Issues

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 3-22

  Karlin, Carolyn Aman ^a   England, Paula ^b   Richardson, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247455747     PISSN: 1098092X     EISSN: 19364717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12147-002-0020-6     Document Type: Article

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