A review of the motherhood wage penalty in the United States

Sociology Compass

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 328-342

  Gough, Margaret ^a   Noonan, Mary ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 84875500486     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/soc4.12031     Document Type: Review

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