Modeling Nonprofit Employment: Why Do So Many Lesbians and Gay Men Work for Nonprofit Organizations?

Administration and Society

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 720-748

  Lewis, Gregory B ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

nonprofit employment; pay disparities; sector choice; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649257672     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: 15523039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399710377434     Document Type: Article

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