Title: Sex differences in the Canadian occupational attainment process*
Abstract: Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologieVolume 19, Issue 1 p. 1-28 Sex differences in the Canadian occupational attainment process* MONICA BOYD, MONICA BOYD Carleton UniversitySearch for more papers by this author MONICA BOYD, MONICA BOYD Carleton UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: February 1982 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-618X.1982.tb01319.xCitations: 25 † *Revision of a paper ‘Occupational attainment of native-born Canadian women’ which was presented at the 1977 Canadian Sociological and anthropological Association meeting, Fredericton, New Brunswick. The author thanks Carl Cuneo, David L. Featherman, Elizabeth Humphreys, Hugh A. McRoberts, Judah Matras, and John Myles for their helpful comments on earlier versions and Bonnie Shiell and Gillian Stevens who were research assistants. The data analyzed in this paper are from the Canadian Mobility Study of which the principal investigators were Monica Boyd, John Goyder, Frank E. Jones, Hugh A. McRoberts, Peter C. Pineo, and John Porter. The research presented in this paper was supported by the Canada Council grant for the Canadian Mobility Study, #S73-1894, by the Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, under NIH Center Grant #HDo5876, and by a faculty computer account at Carleton University. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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