Heterosexism in the workplace: Do race and gender matter?

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-74

  Ragins, Belle Rose ^a   Cornwell, John M ^b   Miller, Janice S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diversity; Gay; Gender; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037225544     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601102250018     Document Type: Article

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