Women and work in the information age

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-32

  Stanworth, Celia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0034005825     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00090     Document Type: Conference Paper

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