Balancing gender in higher education: A study of the experience of senior women in a 'new' UK university

European Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-33

  Ledwith, Sue ^a   Manfredi, Simonetta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Career progression; Equality initiatives; Gendered university life; Higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034346881     PISSN: 13505068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135050680000700102     Document Type: Article

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