Gender-based barriers to senior management positions: Understanding the scarcity of female CEOs

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 321-334

  Oakley, Judith G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CEO; Gender; Leadership; Management; Senior; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034287712     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006226129868     Document Type: Article

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