Occupational segregation and gender inequality in job quality: A multi-level approach

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 225-246

  Stier, Haya ^a   Yaish, Meir ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

comparative study; gender inequality; job quality; occupational segregation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898903084     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017013510758     Document Type: Article

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