Factors affecting female employment in male-dominated occupations: Evidence from the 1990 and 2000 census data

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-130

  Mohammad, Ashraf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE   (United States)

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EID: 70350238105     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2006.00022.x     Document Type: Article

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