Problems in the pipeline: Gender, marriage, and fertility in the ivory tower

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 388-405

  Wolfinger, Nicholas H ^a,b   Mason, Mary Ann ^c   Goulden, Marc ^c  

^a Department of Family and Consumer Studies ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 47849097462     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.0.0015     Document Type: Article

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