Sustaining and developing women's trade union activism: A gendered project?

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 213-223

  Kirton, Gill ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; LABOR RELATIONS; TRADE UNION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032740922     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00084     Document Type: Article

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