The glass cage: The gender pay gap and self-employment in the United States

Self-employment is often viewed as a more desirable work arrangement than working as an employee for a firm. Women are pushed into self-employment due to organizational factors, such as a shrinking workforce or limited job opportunities, while being attracted to self-employment by the many psycholog...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Leanna Lawter, Tuvana Rua, Jeanine Andreassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2016-03-01
Series:New England Journal of Entrepreneurship
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Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/NEJE-19-01-2016-B002/full/pdf?title=the-glass-cage-the-gender-pay-gap-and-self-employment-in-the-united-states