Escaping the gender trap: Young women's transition into nontraditional occupations

Transitions from School to Work: Globalization, Individualization, and Patterns of Diversity

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 193-216

  Buchmann, Marlis ^a   Kriesi, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84926996844     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511605369.009     Document Type: Chapter

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