Participatory design in women's organizations: The social world of organizational structure and the gendered nature of expertise

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-115

  Balka, Ellen ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0008311846     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00027     Document Type: Article

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