Sex typing of jobs in hiring: Evidence from Japan

Social Forces

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1999-2026

  Mun, Eunmi ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78049237016     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2010.0046     Document Type: Article

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