Temporary employment and social inequality in Canada: Exploring intersections of gender, race and immigration status

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-50

  Fuller, Sylvia ^a   Vosko, Leah F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender; Immigration; Inequality; Temporary employment

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENDER RELATIONS; IMMIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 46749140984     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9201-8     Document Type: Article

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