Gender segregation in training and social mobility of women in west Germany

European Sociological Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-81

  Gundert, Stefanie ^a   Mayer, Karl Ulrich ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH IAB   (Germany)

^b POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH PIK   (Germany)

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EID: 84856502846     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcq048     Document Type: Review

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