The importance of community context for young women's occupational aspirations

Sex Roles

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 208-221

  Baird, Chardie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Community context; Hierarchical linear modeling; Occupational aspirations; Women's careers

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349162829     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9268-3     Document Type: Article

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