Work environment and opt-out rates at motherhood across high-education career paths

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 928-950

  Herr, Jane Leber ^a   Wolfram, Catherine D ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84871736209     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979391206500407     Document Type: Article

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