The Mark of a Woman’s Record: Gender and Academic Performance in Hiring

American Sociological Review

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 331-360

  Quadlin, Natasha ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

audit methods; education; employment; gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044089516     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122418762291     Document Type: Article

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