Poland's transition and new opportunities for women

Feminist Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-136

  Leven, Bozena ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

JEL Codes: J16, J1, P20; Labor market segmentation; Poland; Transition; Women in the labor market

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249092683     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545700701716631     Document Type: Article

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