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Women's Economic Status in Rural China: Household Contributions to Male-Female Disparities in the Wage-Labor Market

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  • Hare, Denise, 1999. "Women's Economic Status in Rural China: Household Contributions to Male-Female Disparities in the Wage-Labor Market," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 27(6), pages 1011-1029, June.
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