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Gendered pathways

Choice, constraint, and women’s job movements in the legal profession

from 3 - Inequality and opportunity in the careers of diverse attorneys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2016

Spencer Headworth
Affiliation:
American Bar Foundation
Robert L. Nelson
Affiliation:
American Bar Foundation
Ronit Dinovitzer
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
David B. Wilkins
Affiliation:
Harvard Law School, Massachusetts
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Diversity in Practice
Race, Gender, and Class in Legal and Professional Careers
, pp. 301 - 327
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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