Do women publish fewer journal articles than men? Sex differences in publication productivity in the social sciences

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 921-937

  Schucan Bird, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Higher education; Publication productivity; Social science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855747906     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2011.596387     Document Type: Article

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