Gender inequality at work

The American People: Census 2000

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 107-138

  Cotter, David A ^a   Hermsen, Joan M ^b   Vanneman, Reeve ^c  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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