Gender work in a feminized profession: The case of veterinary medicine

Gender and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-82

  Irvine, Leslie ^a   Vermilya, Jenny R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminization; Gender; Occupations; Veterinarians

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749155375     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243209355978     Document Type: Article

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