Trends in global gender inequality

Social Forces

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1941-1968

  Dorius, Shawn F ^a   Firebaugh, Glenn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78049239079     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2010.0040     Document Type: Article

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