Mindful and masculine: Freeing women leaders from the constraints of gender roles

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-63

  Kawakami, Christine ^a,b   White, Judith B ^a,c,d,f   Langer, Ellen J ^d,e  

^a Mercer Management Consulting   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Mercer Management Consulting   (United States)

^f HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033923267     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-4537.00151     Document Type: Article

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