The motherhood penalty and the professional credential: inequality in career development for those with professional degrees

International Studies in Sociology of Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-64

  Berggren, Caroline ^a   Lauster, Nathanael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

academic professions; career; discrimination; motherhood penalty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897091013     PISSN: 09620214     EISSN: 17475066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09620214.2014.895135     Document Type: Article

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