Occupation and gender

The Oxford Handbook of Women and the Economy

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 425-452

  Cortes, Patricia ^a   Pan, Jessica ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Family friendly; Gender; Gender preferences; Identity; Occupation; Personality traits; Psychological traits; Segregation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85061122480     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190628963.013.12     Document Type: Chapter

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