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OFF TO MARKET: NEIGHBORHOOD AND INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS FOR WOMEN IN 21ST CENTURY AMERICAN CITIES†

  1. TIMOTHY J. HANEY

Article first published online: 27 SEP 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2012.00636.x

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HANEY, T. J. (2012), OFF TO MARKET: NEIGHBORHOOD AND INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS FOR WOMEN IN 21ST CENTURY AMERICAN CITIES. Journal of Urban Affairs. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2012.00636.x

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  1. Mount Royal University

*Timothy J. Haney, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Mount Royal University, 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW, Calgary, AB. T3E 6K6, Canada. E-mail: thaney@mtroyal.ca

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  1. Article first published online: 27 SEP 2012
  2. Date Sent: 12 March 2012

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