Cracks in the glass ceiling? An empirical study of gender differences in income in the hospitality industry

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 4-20

  Sparrowe, Raymond T ^a   Iverson, Kathleen M ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Glass ceiling; Income

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002112957     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109634809902300102     Document Type: Article

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