Gender-Related Occupational Interests Do Not Define a Masculinity-Femininity Factor

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-34

  Ashton, Michael C ^a   Lee, Kibeom ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

femininity; gender differences; masculinity; occupational interests; vocational interests

Indexed keywords

EID: 47049121996     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001.29.1.25     Document Type: Article

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