Asian American-White differences in the effect of motherhood on career outcomes

Work and Occupations

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-67

  Greenman, Emily ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; women in science; work and family

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551643761     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: 15528464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888410384935     Document Type: Article

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