Providing for a Family in the Working Class: Gender and Employment After the Birth of a Child.
Navigating the labor market in today's economy has become increasingly difficult for those without a college degree. In this study, we ask whether and how working-class men and women in the United States are able to secure gains in wages and/or earnings as they transition to parenthood or increase f...
| Publicado en: | Social Forces Vol. 98; no. 1; pp. 183 - 211 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Sep2019
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