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Research Article

Women’s labour market transitions during COVID-19: division of gender roles and the gendered labour market in South Korea (2018–2020)

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Pages 200-212 | Received 01 Sep 2022, Accepted 21 Oct 2022, Published online: 24 Nov 2022

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