Examining the gender role in workplace experiences among employed adults with autism: Evidence from an online community.
BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that poor employment outcomes of adults with autism was evident in literature, little attention was paid to the role of gender in shaping their labor market experiences. Recent research emphasizes the critical need for such an investigation to inform gender-specific voca...
| Published in: | Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 27 - 43 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2021
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