Gendered Jobs and Gendered Pay: The Relationship Between Sexism, Racism, and Ableism, and Personal Care Aide Wages
By: Carli Friedman
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.652 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 242 - 252
Submitted on: May 16, 2019
Accepted on: Aug 7, 2020
Published on: Sep 3, 2020
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