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Dads and Daughters

The Changing Impact of Fathers on Women’s Occupational Choices

Judith K. Hellerstein and Melinda Sandler Morrill
Journal of Human Resources, March 2011, 46 (2) 333-372; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.46.2.333
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