Is self-employment liberating or marginalizing? The case of women consultants in the fitness and sport industry

Journal of Sport Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-62

  Rehman, Laurene ^a   Frisby, Wendy ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0034340392     PISSN: 08884773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsm.14.1.41     Document Type: Article

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