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Research Article

The gender-job satisfaction paradox through time and countries

Cristina Pitaa Department of Economics and Economic History, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ramón José Torregrosaa Department of Economics and Economic History, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain;b Instituto Multidisciplinar de Empresa, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, SpainView further author information
Pages 1000-1005 | Published online: 15 Jul 2020

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