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An Interdisciplinary, Multi-level, Cross-Cultural Analysis of Globalization, Women’s Work, and So Much More

Women, Work, and Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities. By Bahira Sherif Trask, New York, Routledge, 2014. 293 pp. $44.95 (paperback) ISBN: 978-0-415-88338-2

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Auster, C.J. An Interdisciplinary, Multi-level, Cross-Cultural Analysis of Globalization, Women’s Work, and So Much More. Sex Roles 72, 88–90 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-014-0426-0

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