You've come a long way, baby? Persistent gender inequality in university enrolment and completion in Canada, 1979-2004

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-116

  Andres, Lesley ^a   Adamuti Trache, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disciplines; Gender; Inequality; Sex segregation; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; DIVERGENCE; GENDER DISPARITY; HIGHER EDUCATION; LABOR MARKET; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; WOMENS STATUS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34249047267     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cpp.v33.1.093     Document Type: Article

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