Do gender disparities in employment increase profitability? Evidence from the united states

Feminist Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 133-161

  Zacharias, Ajit ^a   Mahoney, Melissa ^b  

^a BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminization of the labor force; Gender wage gap; Profitability

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449975338     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545700802712497     Document Type: Article

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