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Job Satisfaction and Gender: Why Are Women so Happy at Work?

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  • Clark, A.E., 1995. "Job Satisfaction and Gender: Why Are Women so Happy at Work?," DELTA Working Papers 95-10, DELTA (Ecole normale supérieure).
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