Is gender inequality greater at lower or higher educational levels? Common patterns in the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States

Social Politics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 210-241

  Evertsson, Marie ^a   England, Paula ^b   Mooi Reci, Irma ^c   Hermsen, Joan ^d   De Bruijn, Jeanne ^e   Cotter, David ^f  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e University of the Netherlands Antilles   (Netherlands)

^f UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 67650175503     PISSN: 10724745     EISSN: 14682893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sp/jxp008     Document Type: Article

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