Bad start: Is there a way up? Gender differences in the effect of initial occupation on early career mobility in Britain

European Sociological Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 431-446

  Bukodi, Erzsébet ^a   Dex, Shirley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77955138280     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcp030     Document Type: Review

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