The politics of equal opportunity

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 159-169

  Webb, Janette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000759234     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00032     Document Type: Article

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