Women's and men's choice of higher education - What explains the persistent sex segregation in Norway?

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-275

  Storen, Liv Anne ^a   Arnesen, Clara Åse ^a  

^a NORDIC INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN INNOVATION   (Norway)

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EID: 34247866597     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070701267293     Document Type: Article

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