The gender wage gap and its institutional context: A comparative analysis of European graduates

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 563-580

  Triventi, Moris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

discrimination; Europe; gender; graduates; institutions; wage gap

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881219127     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017012460322     Document Type: Article

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