Description and prescription: How gender stereotypes prevent women's ascent up the organizational ladder

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 657-674

  Heilman, M E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 0035212692     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-4537.00234     Document Type: Article

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