Affirmative action in employment: Recent court approaches to a difficult concept

International Labour Review

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 247-272

  Hodges Aeberhard, Jane ^a  

^a ILO S African Multidisc Advsy T   (Zimbabwe)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ROLE; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 0033452137     PISSN: 00207780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1564-913X.1999.tb00387.x     Document Type: Article

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