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The sex gap in work and wages

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  1. the University of Texas, Dallas

    Paula England (associate professor of sociology)

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She has been an expert witness concerning Title VII litigation; is author of several articles on occupational segregation and comparable worth; and coauthor, with George Farkas, of Households, Employment, and Gender,forthcoming from Aldine Publishing.

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England, P. The sex gap in work and wages. Soc 22, 68–74 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02699729

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