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How feminine is corporate America? A recent overview

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  • Gabrielle Wanzenried, 2008. "How feminine is corporate America? A recent overview," The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer;Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, vol. 6(2), pages 185-209, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jecinq:v:6:y:2008:i:2:p:185-209
    DOI: 10.1007/s10888-006-9040-x
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    Keywords

    female executives; executive compensation; gender pay gap; quantile regressions.; M52; J31; J82;
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    JEL classification:

    • M52 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J82 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Labor Force Composition

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