The inclusion of female PhD students in academia: A case study of a Swedish University department

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 154-174

  Elg, Ulf ^a   Jonnergård, Karin ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Academia; Entry strategies; Gender; PhD students; Workplace inclusion

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EQUITY; GENDER DISPARITY;

EID: 0037354009     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00009     Document Type: Article

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