Do Women Suffer from Network Closure? The Moderating Effect of Social Capital on Gender Inequality in a Project-Based Labor Market, 1929 to 2010

American Sociological Review

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 329-358

  Lutter, Mark ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIETIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

closure penalty; diversity; film; gender inequality; project based labor markets; social capital; social networks

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER RELATIONS; LABOR MARKET; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA INDUSTRY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; WOMENS STATUS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925623306     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122414568788     Document Type: Article

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